English Explanatory Dictionary

memorable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
noun
  1. Something interesting enough to be remembered.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-memorable.wav

Word forms

memorable more memorable most memorable memorables

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).

Synonyms

memorable memorious nameable rememberable remembersome unforgettable

Antonyms

forgettable immemorable obliviable unmemorable

Derived words

memorability memorableness memorably nonmemorable unmemorable
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