note

1 a usually brief written reminder I'll make a note to myself so I don't forget to pick up some milk on the way home Synonyms jotting, memo, memorandum, notation Related Words bordereau, memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report; line; document, writing

2 a message on paper from one person or group to another write a friendly note to the neighbors asking them to keep the noise down Synonyms dispatch, epistle, memo, memorandum, missive, letterRelated Words billet-doux, open letter; airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard; communication, report; encyclical

3 a natural vocal sound made by an animal can you distinguish between the notes of the whippoorwill and the mockingbird? Synonyms cry, callRelated Words bark, bay, bellow, blat, bleat, bray, cackle, calling, caterwaul, caw, cheep, chirp, cluck, coo, crake, croak, crow, grunt, honk, hoot, howl, low, meow (also miaow), mew, moo, neigh, oink, peep, quack, roar, screech, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, trumpet, tu-whit tu-whoo, twitter, whinny, yap, yelp, yip, yowl

4 a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States will you be paying in coins or notes? Synonyms banknote, greenback, billRelated Words dead presidents [slang], paper money, scrip; buck, dollar, simoleon [slang], smacker [slang]; C-note, fifty, fin [slang], five, fiver [slang], hundred, one, sawbuck [slang], ten, tenner, twenty, two; cash, chips, currency, dough, legal tender, lucre, money, pelf; check, draft, money order

5 a special quality or impression associated with something spoke with a note of irritation in her voice Synonyms air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, aura, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)Related Words aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

6 overall quality as seen or judged by people in general a writer of note among readers of modern poetry Synonyms character, fame, mark, name, reputation, odor, rep [slang], report, reputeRelated Words credit, honor; celebrity, notoriety, renown; image, persona; admiration, regard, reverenceNear Antonyms discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

7 a briefly expressed opinion let me read a few notes I jotted down while you were auditioning Synonyms comment, remark, observation, reflectionRelated Words analysis, commentary, exposition; aside, obiter dictum; annotation; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view; advice, input

8 a state of being aware during my long convalescence I had taken note of which friends had helped me and which ones had found other things to do Synonyms advertence, advertency, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, eye, heed, knowledge, mindfulness, attention, notice, observance, observationRelated Words hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness; advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch; apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understandingNear Antonyms disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness