memorable

mem·or·able
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/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/

adjective

Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

“a memorable holiday”

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivememorable (comparative more memorable, superlative most memorable)

comparative more memorable · superlative most memorable

  1. 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 Teipsum

    But 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 Times

    Synonyms: memorious, nameable, rememberable, remembersome, unforgettable

nounmemorable (plural memorables)

plural memorables

  1. 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

  1. Latinmemorābilis
  2. Middle Englishmemorable
  3. 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).

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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
APA

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“memorable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memorable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memorable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memorable.

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