Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unforgettable

/ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: un-for-get-table
IPA: /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very difficult or impossible to forget.

Example Sentences

"The things he subjected me to were horrible and unforgettable."
"He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgetable lesson. It is true, it was a vicarious experience, else he would not have lived to profit by it."
"The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable."

Etymology

From un- + forget + -able or un- + forgettable.

Inflected Forms

more unforgettable (comparative) most unforgettable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unforgettableness unforgettably

Synonyms

memorable indelible memorious nameable rememberable remembersome unforgettable

Antonyms

forgettable

Rhymes With

regrettable forgettable resettable gettable pettable

Questions

How do you pronounce unforgettable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/.
What does unforgettable mean?: Very difficult or impossible to forget.
Where does unforgettable come from?: From un- + forget + -able or un- + forgettable.

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