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

These can include desk organizers, coffee mugs, plants, notebooks, photo frames, or even gift cards to nearby restaurants. —Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025

When Mangione was found at a Pennsylvania McDonald's police searched him and said a gun, notebook, and electronics recovered from his backpack connect him to Thompson’s murder. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

Moisturizer, a heating pad, a small notebook and pen. —Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025

Inside is a deep main compartment that can fit so many of my travel essentials such as my laptop, wallet, Kindle, two chargers, lip gloss, a notebook, water bottle, sunscreen, and airplane snacks. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

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