What does "memorable" mean?

1. (worth remembering) easy to remember because it is special, beautiful, or important. 2. (a notable thing) a thing or event that is worth remembering.

How do you use "memorable"?

Commonly modifies nouns like 'experience', 'occasion', 'performance', or 'event'.

memorable

adj. · n.

US //ˈmɛmɝəbəɫ// UK //mˈɛməɹəbəl// mem·o·rable

1 worth remembering (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

easy to remember because it is special, beautiful, or important.

describing something noteworthy or remarkable that makes a lasting impression on the memory.

Example

The sunset over the ocean made for a truly memorable evening.

Example

The keynote speaker delivered a memorable address that challenged the audience to reconsider their assumptions about urban planning.

Usage

Commonly modifies nouns like 'experience', 'occasion', 'performance', or 'event'.
2 a notable thing (n.)
C2 Proficiency Formal Literary

a thing or event that is worth remembering.

an entity, event, or piece of information considered significant enough to be recorded or remembered.

Example

The book lists the year's memorables, from scientific breakthroughs to royal weddings.

Example

The archive serves as a repository for the town's memorables, preserving the oral histories of its oldest residents for future generations.

Teacher's tip

The noun form is rare in modern speech; students should focus on the adjective form for everyday use.
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- notable

Origin

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).