memorable

B1
US /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
adj noun Freq #11713

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

    a memorable holiday

  2. 2
    noun

    Something interesting enough to be remembered.

    These were all the memorables of our visit to Dumbarton Castle, which is a most interesting spot, and connected with a long series of historical events.

  3. 3
    adj

    worth remembering

Etymology

From Middle English memorable, memorrable, from Latin memorābilis, from memorō (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). By surface analysis, memory + -able, see memory. Doublet of memorabile (singular of memorabilia).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · worthy to be remembered;... memorablememoriousnameablerememberableremembersomeunforgettable
Opposites
forgettableimmemorableobliviableunmemorable

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