notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book for notes or memoranda

2

: laptop entry 2

especially : a particularly small or light laptop

… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years.

—Peter H. Lewis

—often used before another noun

a notebook computer

Examples of notebook in a Sentence

Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas.

She kept a notebook for her poetry.

Recent Examples on the Web

People who complete four of the hikes and submit their results receive a spiral notebook and a beanie. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

This group – which included women with graying hair and comfortable OnCloud running shoes, a doctoral student scribbling in a tiny notebook and men wearing office casual chinos – were talking death over tea and vegan strawberry cookies in a gathering commonly called a Death Cafe. —Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 2026

Hobart resident Alice Pawlowski came armed with a notebook filled with questions at Amazon’s data center community open house held at Hobart High School. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

The politicians frown as their entourage of assistants frantically jot things in notebooks that seem like they’ll be filed away somewhere. —Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for notebook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

notebook

noun

note·​book ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book for notes

2

: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop