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

His exhibition will include sculptures, furniture designs, notebooks, and photography. —Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026

Children’s notebooks, filled with homework. —Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

Violet received a notebook, an Explorer beanie, and a certificate at the end of the expedition. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026

There are also two Chelsea notebooks emblazoned with Potter quotes; and interiors lined with a print originally designed in the 1920s. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 May 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