adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/nɪˈmɒnɪk/
Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/nə-/
General-American:/nəˈmɑnɪk/
General-American:/ni-/
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homophone: pneumonic (one pronunciation)
rhymes with -ɒnɪk
CMU ARPABET:N IH0 M AA1 N IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:N IY0 M AA1 N IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anamnestic, memorial, mnemonical
Antonyms: antimnemonic
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mnestic
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aide-mémoire, mnemonicon
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of mnemonics (“the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mnemonics
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
mnemonic device
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device, gimmick, twist
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mnemonicus or its etymon Ancient Greek μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, “pertaining to memory or remembrance, memorial”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Mνημονῐκός (Mnēmonĭkós) is derived from μνήμων (mnḗmōn, “mindful, remembering”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives); while μνήμων (mnḗmōn) is from μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to be mindful, remember”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”)) + -μων (-mōn, suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns). Cognates * French mnémonique (adjective) * German mnemonisch * Italian mnemonico * Portuguese mnemónica
Noun sense 1 (“something used to help in remembering a thing”) is borrowed from Latin mnēmonicum (“something used to help in remembering a thing”), from Ancient Greek μνημονικόν (mnēmonikón, “something used to help in remembering a thing”), a noun use of the neuter form of μνημονῐκός (mnēmonĭkós, adjective): see etymology 1. Noun sense 3 (“synonym of mnemonics”) is borrowed from Late Latin mnemonica, a noun use of the feminine form of mnemonicus: see etymology 1. Cognates * French mnémonique (noun) * German Mnemonik * Italian mnemonica * Portuguese mnemónico
Across languages
Translations
129 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
мнемоничен
(mnemoničen)
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Catalan:
mnemònic
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Catalan:
mnemotècnic
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Czech:
mnemonický
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Czech:
mnemotechnický
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Dutch:
ezelsbruggetje
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Esperanto:
mnemonika
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Finnish:
muisti-
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Finnish:
muistamista helpottava
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Galician:
mnemotécnico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Georgian:
მნემონიკური
(mnemoniḳuri)
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
German:
mnemonisch
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Italian:
mnemonico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Italian:
mnemotecnico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Polish:
mnemoniczny
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Polish:
pamięciowy
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Portuguese:
mnemônico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Romanian:
mnemotehnic
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Spanish:
mnemónico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Spanish:
mnemotécnico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Spanish:
nemotécnico
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Welsh:
mnemonig
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Welsh:
cyfeiriol
— especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering
Bulgarian:
мнемоничен
(mnemoničen)
— of or relating to mnemonics
Catalan:
mnemònic
— of or relating to mnemonics
Catalan:
mnemotècnic
— of or relating to mnemonics
Czech:
mnemonický
— of or relating to mnemonics
Czech:
mnemotechnický
— of or relating to mnemonics
Dutch:
mnemonisch
— of or relating to mnemonics
Dutch:
ezelsbruggetje
— of or relating to mnemonics
Dutch:
mnemotechnisch
— of or relating to mnemonics
Esperanto:
mnemonika
— of or relating to mnemonics
Finnish:
muistitekninen
— of or relating to mnemonics
French:
mnémonique
— of or relating to mnemonics
French:
mnémotechnique
— of or relating to mnemonics
Galician:
mnemotécnico
— of or relating to mnemonics
German:
mnemonisch
— of or relating to mnemonics
Macedonian:
мнемо́ничен
(mnemóničen)
— of or relating to mnemonics
Polish:
mnemoniczny
— of or relating to mnemonics
Polish:
pamięciowy
— of or relating to mnemonics
Portuguese:
mnemônico
— of or relating to mnemonics
Portuguese:
mnemónico
— of or relating to mnemonics
Portuguese:
mnemotécnico
— of or relating to mnemonics
Russian:
мнемони́ческий
(mnemoníčeskij)
— of or relating to mnemonics
Serbo-Croatian:
mnemonički
— of or relating to mnemonics
Spanish:
mnemotécnico
— of or relating to mnemonics
Spanish:
nemotécnico
— of or relating to mnemonics
Swedish:
mnemoteknisk
— of or relating to mnemonics
Turkish:
anımsatıcı
— of or relating to mnemonics
Turkish:
hatırlatıcı
— of or relating to mnemonics
Welsh:
mnemonig
— of or relating to mnemonics
Bulgarian:
мнемоничен
(mnemoničen)
— of or relating to memory
Finnish:
muisti-
— of or relating to memory
Ancient Greek:
μνημονῐκός
(mnēmonĭkós)
— of or relating to memory
Afrikaans:
eselsbrug
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Albanian:
mnemoteknika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Albanian:
kujtesës
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Albanian:
pajisje
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Arabic:
اِسْتِذْكَار
(istiḏkār)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Armenian:
մնեմոնիկա
(mnemonika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Azerbaijani:
mnemonika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Bengali:
স্মৃতিবর্ধনবিদ্যা
(smritibordhonbidda)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Catalan:
mnemònic
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Catalan:
mnemotècnia
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Chinese Mandarin:
記憶術 /记忆术
(jìyìshù)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Chinese Mandarin:
助憶 /助忆
(zhùyì)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Czech:
mnemotechnická pomůcka
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Dutch:
mnemotechniek
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Dutch:
ezelsbrug
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Dutch:
geheugensteun
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Esperanto:
mnemoniko
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Esperanto:
mnemonikaĵo
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Esperanto:
memorhelpilo
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Estonian:
mnemoonika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Finnish:
muistikas
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Finnish:
muistisääntö
— something used to help in remembering a thing
French:
mnémonique
— something used to help in remembering a thing
French:
mnémotechnie
— something used to help in remembering a thing
French:
mnémotechnique
— something used to help in remembering a thing
French:
moyen mnémotechnique
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Georgian:
მნემონიკური
(mnemoniḳuri)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Mnemonik
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Eselsbrücke
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Merkhilfe
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Merkspruch
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Memorierungshilfe
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Gedächtnishilfe
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Gedächtnisstütze
— something used to help in remembering a thing
German:
Merkreim
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Greek:
μνημονικός κανόνας
(mnimonikós kanónas)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Hebrew:
מנמוניקה
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Hindi:
निमोनिक
(nimonik)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Indonesian:
jembatan keledai
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Indonesian:
mnemonik
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Italian:
mnemonica
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Japanese:
語呂合わせ
(goroawase)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Japanese:
記憶法
(kiokuhō)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Kazakh:
мнемоника
(mnemonika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Korean:
기억술
(gieoksul)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Macedonian:
мнемо́ника
(mnemónika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Norwegian Bokmål:
huskeregel
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Persian:
یادیار
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Polish:
mnemonik
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Polish:
mnemonika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Polish:
asocjacja
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Polish:
skojarzenie
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Portuguese:
mnemônica
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Portuguese:
mnemónica
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Russian:
мнемо́ника
(mnemónika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Russian:
мнемоте́хника
(mnemotéxnika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Scottish Gaelic:
cuimhneachan
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Serbo-Croatian:
mnemotehnika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Spanish:
mnemónico
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Spanish:
mnemotecnia
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Spanish:
mnemotécnica
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Spanish:
nemotecnia
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Swedish:
memoreringsteknik
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Swedish:
minnesregel
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Tamil:
நினைவி
(niṉaivi)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Tamil:
நினைவிக்கருவி
(niṉaivikkaruvi)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Thai:
นีโมนิค
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Turkish:
nimonik
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Ukrainian:
мнемо́ніка
(mnemónika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Ukrainian:
мнемотехніка
(mnemotexnika)
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Urdu:
فن حفظ
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Uzbek:
mnemonika
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Welsh:
cofair
— something used to help in remembering a thing
Bulgarian:
мнемоничен код
(mnemoničen kod)
— human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands
Finnish:
muistikas
— human-readable, textual form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands
