Noun Definition

note

1.Definition: a brief written record

"He made a note of the appointment"

Category: General

2.Definition: a characteristic emotional quality

"It ended on a sour note", "There was a note of gaiety in her manner", "He detected a note of sarcasm"

Category: General

3.Definition: a comment or instruction (usually added)

"His notes were appended at the end of the article", "He added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

Related Noun(s):annotation, notation

Category: General

4.Definition: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

"The singer held the note too long"

Related Noun(s):tone

Category: General

5.Definition: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

"He peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

Related Noun(s):banknote, bill, greenback

Category: General

6.Definition: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

"I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

Category: General

7.Definition: a short personal letter

Related Noun(s):billet, line

Category: General

8.Definition: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling

"There was a note of uncertainty in his voice"

Category: General

9.Definition: high status importance owing to marked superiority

Related Noun(s):distinction, eminence, preeminence

Category: General