Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Worth being remembered or noted; remarkable: "memoirs of people who never had a memorable thought” ( George F. Will).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Worthy to be remembered; such as to be remembered; not to be forgotten; notable; remarkable: as, the memorable names of history; memorable deeds; a memorable disaster.
- Keeping in remembrance; commemorative.
- Synonyms Signal, extraordinary, famous.
- n. An event worthy of being kept in memory; a noteworthy or remarkable thing.
Wiktionary
- adj. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. worth remembering
Etymologies
- Latin memorabilis, from memorare ("to bring to remembrance"), from memor ("mindful, remembering"). See memory, and confer memorabilia. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin memorābilis, from memorāre, to bring to remembrance, from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And the term "memorable" is a hair-splitting adjective.”
“But the thing that makes the word memorable is that there's an emotional note in it," Glass says.”
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“Annie tortures the writer Paul Sheldon in memorable, horrible ways, but she herself is tortured by the enemy within.”
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“Bell writes, What makes a plot truly memorable is not all of the action, but what the action does to the character.”
“Nor is Ms. Cho 's script lacking in memorable lines, sharply observed scenes, and bits that border on something like poetry.”
“After offering up some thoughts about Green Lantern's costume, Reynolds told MTV News that the scenes in which Hal Jordan isn't in costume will likely be the most memorable from the film †much like Robert Downey Jr. 's time spent out of Tony Stark's armor in "Iron Man.”
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“Very memorable is Carter's last stand aboard the Phoenix in SGA's 'The Last Man' in season four, as she battles against three Wraith hive ships.”
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“It should also contain memorable characters, though not necessarily profound ones.”
“What makes him memorable is that he tested my will.”
“Also, dialogue tends to be a distraction from what makes a villain memorable (competence, ambition and style).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘memorable’.
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Describing the Taste of Foods
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Words to Describe The Taste of Food
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oneasterism's words
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