memorable

Definition

Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

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).

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."