memorable
B1
adj
noun
Freq #11713
Meanings
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1
adj
Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
a memorable holiday
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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.
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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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Opposites
forgettableimmemorableobliviableunmemorable