memorable
Syllables: mem·or·able/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
memorable adjective: worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
Adjective
memorable (comparative more memorable, superlative most memorable)
- Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
- a memorable holiday
- Men have surviving Fame to gain,
By Tombs, by Books, by memorable Deeds1599, John Davies, Nosce Teipsum
- Synonyms:
- memorious, nameable, rememberable, remembersome, unforgettable
Noun
memorable (plural memorables)
- 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.1870, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne, page 237
memorable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
memorable in Hindi
- worthy of being remembered
- स्मरणीय smarṇīya
memorable in Tamil
- நினைவில் கொள்ளத் தக்க
memorable in Marathi
- संस्मरणीय, स्मरणीय
memorable in Bengali
- স্মরণীয়, অবিস্মরণীয়, উল্লেখযোগ্য
More languagesFewer languages
- memorable in Malayalam
- സ്മരണാർഹമായ, അവിസ്മരണീയമായ, ഓർക്കത്തക്ക
- memorable in Kannada
- ನೆಗಳಿದ, ಮರೆಯಲಾಗದ
- memorable in Punjabi
- ਯਾਦਗਾਰੀ
- memorable in Gujarati
- યાદગાર
- memorable in Odia
- ସ୍ମରଣୀଯ଼, ସ୍ମରଣୀଯ଼ |
Examples of memorable in a sentence
- At the drop of a hat, he would aphorise an experience into a few memorable words.
- There have been many memorable villainesses in film history.
- First experiences are always the most memorable because they fix themselves in the mind unalterably and most powerfully.
Synonyms of memorable
Antonyms
- forgettable
- immemorable
- obliviable
- unmemorable
Forms of memorable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more memorable |
| superlative | most memorable |
| Noun | |
| plural | memorables |
Origin of memorable
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).
Words formed from memorable
Questions about memorable
- What does memorable mean?
- Memorable means worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
- What is memorable in Hindi?
- Memorable in Hindi is स्मरणीय (smarṇīya). See Memorable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is memorable?
- Memorable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce memorable?
- Memorable is pronounced /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/.
Words near memorable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: memorable (page history and authors); memorable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); memorable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); memorable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); memorable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); memorable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); memorable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); memorable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); memorable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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