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unmemorable

mem·o·ra·ble
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mem-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈmɛm ər ə bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mem-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈmɛm ər ə bəl/

Definitions of unmemorable word

  • adjective unmemorable worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech. 1
  • adjective unmemorable easily remembered. 1
  • adjective unmemorable not worth remembering or easily remembered 0

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Origin of unmemorable

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin memorābilis worth mentioning, equivalent to memorā(re) to mention + -bilis -ble

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Parts of speech for Unmemorable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unmemorable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unmemorable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unmemorable

adj unmemorable

  • characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
  • colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

adjective unmemorable

  • anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
  • forgettable — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • gardenAlexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
  • indistinctive — without distinctive characteristics.

Antonyms for unmemorable

adjective unmemorable

  • describable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.

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