memorable
Use Memorable in a sentence
ər adjective
1.
worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
2.
easily remembered.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin memorābilis worth mentioning, equivalent to memorā(re) to mention + -bilis -ble
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin memorābilis worth mentioning, equivalent to memorā(re) to mention + -bilis -ble
Related forms
mem·o·ra·bil·i·ty, mem·o·ra·ble·ness, noun
mem·o·ra·bly, adverb
un·mem·o·ra·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. noteworthy, impressive, celebrated.
1. noteworthy, impressive, celebrated.
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memorable (ˈmɛmərəbəl, ˈmɛmrə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| worth remembering or easily remembered; noteworthy | |
| [C15: from Latin memorābilis, from memorāre to recall, from memor mindful] | |
| memora'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'memorableness | |
| —n | |
| 'memorably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
memorable
1436, from M.Fr. mémorable, from L. memorabilis "worthy of being remembered," from memorare "to bring to mind," from memor "mindful of" (see memory).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Apparently the drink was the only memorable thing about the place.
Food always seems more memorable when eaten after a long hike or a day on the open sea.
He likes salty memorable phrases, rather than euphemisms and evasions.
It's a wonderfully fun and memorable scene and an even better song.
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