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

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Worth remembering because it is special, important, or remarkable.

    Our trip to Japan was a truly memorable holiday.

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Synonyms
1 adj · worth remembering because... unforgettable
Opposites
forgettableimmemorableobliviableunmemorable

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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