Surviving fame to gain, Buy tombs, by books, by memorable deeds. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mémorable — [ memɔrabl ] adj. • XVe; lat. memorabilis ♦ Digne d être conservé dans la mémoire des hommes. ⇒ fameux, historique, inoubliable, remarquable. Événement, jour mémorable. « Dans ces mémorables séances où Mirabeau remuait l Assemblée » (Hugo). ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
memorable — Memorable. adj. de tout genre. Digne de memoire. Action memorable. chose memorable. journée memorable. fait memorable. il n a rien fait de memorable. les actes, les faits memorables. paroles memorables … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
memorable — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que merece recordarse o conservarse en la memoria: suceso memorable. Aquélla fue una fecha memorable. Será difícil olvidar aquellos memorables acontecimientos … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
memorable — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. mémorable, from L. memorabilis that may be told; worthy of being remembered, remarkable, from memorare to bring to mind, from memor mindful of (see MEMORY (Cf. memory)). Related: Memorably … Etymology dictionary
memorable — index famous, illustrious, important (significant), major, material (important), momentous, notable … Law dictionary
memorable — *noteworthy, notable Analogous words: remembered, recollected, recalled (see REMEMBER): salient, remarkable, *noticeable, outstanding, striking, arresting: *exceptional … New Dictionary of Synonyms
memorable — [adj] noteworthy, significant A 1*, big league*, bodacious, catchy, celebrated, critical, crucial, decisive, distinguished, doozie*, enduring, eventful, extraordinary, famous, great, heavy*, heavyweight*, historic, hot*, illustrious, important,… … New thesaurus
memorable — et digne de memoire, Memorabilis, Memorandus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
memorable — (Del lat. memorabĭlis). adj. Digno de memoria … Diccionario de la lengua española
memorable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ worth remembering or easily remembered. DERIVATIVES memorably adverb … English terms dictionary
