memorable
/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
noun
Something interesting enough to be remembered.
Example Sentences
- "a memorable holiday"
- "Men have surviving Fame to gain, By Tombs, by Books, by memorable Deeds"
- "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."
- "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."
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).