Meanings
comparative more memorable · superlative most memorable
- Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
a memorable holiday
2 more examples
Men have surviving Fame to gain, By Tombs, by Books, by memorable Deeds
1599, John Davies, Nosce TeipsumBut Mr. Hunt hated the character immediately -- Elmo wasn't edgy enough -- and, on one memorable morning, brought him into the Muppeteers' lounge "hanging by the rods," the chopsticklike bars that control his paws.
1999 December 22, Jacques Steinberg, “Behind Squeaky Elmo, 6 Feet of Baritone”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: memorious, nameable, rememberable, remembersome, unforgettable
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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWorthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveworth remembering
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmemorābilis
- Middle Englishmemorable
- Englishmemorable
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).
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans gedenkwaardig
- gedenkwaardigworthy of being remembered
Bulgarian паметен, незабравим
- паметен (pameten)worthy of being remembered
- незабравим (nezabravim)worthy of being remembered
Catalan memorable
- memorableworthy of being remembered
Chinese Mandarin 難忘 /难忘, 值得紀念的 /值得纪念的
- 難忘 /难忘 (nánwàng)worthy of being remembered
- 值得紀念的 /值得纪念的 (zhíde jìniàn de)worthy of being remembered
Danish mindeværdig
- mindeværdigworthy of being remembered
Dutch memorabel, gedenkwaardig
- memorabelworthy of being remembered
- gedenkwaardigworthy of being remembered
Esperanto memorinda
- memorindaworthy of being remembered
Finnish mieleenpainuva
- mieleenpainuvaworthy of being remembered
French mémorable
- mémorableworthy of being remembered
German denkwürdig, merkwürdig
- denkwürdigworthy of being remembered
- merkwürdigworthy of being remembered
- einprägsamworthy of being remembered
Greek αξιομνημόνευτος
- αξιομνημόνευτος (axiomnimóneftos)worthy of being remembered
Hindi स्मरणीय
- स्मरणीय (smarṇīya)worthy of being remembered
Hungarian emlékezetes
- emlékezetesworthy of being remembered
Icelandic eftirminnilegur, minnistæður
- eftirminnilegurworthy of being remembered
- minnistæðurworthy of being remembered
Latin memorābilis
- memorābilisworthy of being remembered
Norwegian Bokmål minneverdig, minnerik
- minneverdigworthy of being remembered
- minnerikworthy of being remembered
Polish pamiętny
- pamiętnyworthy of being remembered
Portuguese memorável
- memorávelworthy of being remembered
Romanian memorabil
- memorabilworthy of being remembered
Russian па́мятный, запомина́ющийся
- па́мятный (pámjatnyj)worthy of being remembered
- запомина́ющийся (zapominájuščijsja)worthy of being remembered
Spanish memorable, inolvidable
- memorableworthy of being remembered
- inolvidableworthy of being remembered
Swedish minnesvärd
- minnesvärdworthy of being remembered
Welsh cofiadwy
- cofiadwyworthy of being remembered
Cite this entry
memorable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memorable
“memorable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memorable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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