adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a memorable holiday
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Something interesting enough to be remembered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
worth remembering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
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).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
gedenkwaardig
— worthy of being remembered
Bulgarian:
паметен
(pameten)
— worthy of being remembered
Bulgarian:
незабравим
(nezabravim)
— worthy of being remembered
Catalan:
memorable
— worthy of being remembered
Chinese Mandarin:
難忘 /难忘
(nánwàng)
— worthy of being remembered
Chinese Mandarin:
值得紀念的 /值得纪念的
(zhíde jìniàn de)
— worthy of being remembered
Danish:
mindeværdig
— worthy of being remembered
Dutch:
memorabel
— worthy of being remembered
Dutch:
gedenkwaardig
— worthy of being remembered
Esperanto:
memorinda
— worthy of being remembered
Finnish:
mieleenpainuva
— worthy of being remembered
French:
mémorable
— worthy of being remembered
Galician:
memorábel
— worthy of being remembered
German:
denkwürdig
— worthy of being remembered
German:
merkwürdig
— worthy of being remembered
German:
einprägsam
— worthy of being remembered
Greek:
αξιομνημόνευτος
(axiomnimóneftos)
— worthy of being remembered
Hindi:
स्मरणीय
(smarṇīya)
— worthy of being remembered
Hungarian:
emlékezetes
— worthy of being remembered
Icelandic:
eftirminnilegur
— worthy of being remembered
Icelandic:
minnistæður
— worthy of being remembered
Latin:
memorābilis
— worthy of being remembered
Norwegian Bokmål:
minneverdig
— worthy of being remembered
Norwegian Bokmål:
minnerik
— worthy of being remembered
Norwegian Nynorsk:
minneverdig
— worthy of being remembered
Norwegian Nynorsk:
minnerik
— worthy of being remembered
Old English:
ġemyndelīċ
— worthy of being remembered
Plautdietsch:
denkjwieet
— worthy of being remembered
Polish:
pamiętny
— worthy of being remembered
Portuguese:
memorável
— worthy of being remembered
Romanian:
memorabil
— worthy of being remembered
Russian:
па́мятный
(pámjatnyj)
— worthy of being remembered
Russian:
запомина́ющийся
(zapominájuščijsja)
— worthy of being remembered