memorable
/ˈmɛm(ə)rəb(ə)l
/adjective
Worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual: he recalled memorable moments in his life...
- Identify colours, images, themes and a name that works for you and is easily memorable.
- This is why if something memorable happens you may remember it years down the line.
- His most memorable moment of the trek came not at the very summit, but on the way up.
Synonyms
unforgettable, catchy, haunting, indelible, not/never to be forgotten, signal, special;
momentous, significant, historic, notable, noteworthy, important, consequential, remarkable, outstanding, extraordinary, striking, vivid, arresting, impressive, distinctive, distinguished, famous, celebrated, renowned, notorious, illustrious, glorious;
immortal, undying, everlasting, eternal, unfading, perpetual, imperishable, timeless;
brilliant, supreme, superlative, dazzling, exciting, thrilling, enthralling, wonderful, marvellous
informal out of this world
Derivatives
memorability
/ noun ...- Advertising values memorability and pattern recognition, and those things are pleasures, but difficulty and novelty and freshness are also pleasures.
- But sensationalism is no guarantee of lasting memorability.
- Well, it's always said that one of the tests of a poet is memorability.
memorableness
- The simplicity, conclusiveness, and memorableness of this experiment - which has been repeated countless times in physiology courses - made a marked impression on Müller's contemporaries.
- In the cultural model, the measure of success is a work's impact, influence and memorableness.
- Her rendering of natural settings, in lines of well-judged rhythm and simple syntax, contribute to the [volume's] memorableness.
Origin
Late 15th century: from Latin memorabilis, from memorare 'bring to mind', from memor 'mindful'.