memorable

/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
adjectivenoun

Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

    “a memorable holiday”

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Something interesting enough to be remembered.

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Where it comes from

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).

Similar and opposite words

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memoriousnameablerememberableremembersomeunforgettable
Opposite
forgettableimmemorableobliviableunmemorable

MEMORABLE at a glance

MEMORABLE has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + M 3 + O 1 + R 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,359 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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