different between memorable vs nameable

English

Etymology

From Middle French mémorable, from Latin memorabilis, from memor? (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). See memory, and confer memorabilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?m(?)??bl?/
• Hyphenation: mem?or?able

Adjective

memorable (comparative more memorable, superlative most memorable)

1. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

   Surviving fame to gain, By tombs, by books, by memorable deeds. -Sir John Davies.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:memorable

Derived terms

• memorableness
• memorability
• memorably

Translations

Spanish

Adjective

memorable (plural memorables)

1. memorable

Related terms

• memoria

English

Alternative forms

• namable

Etymology

name +? -able

Adjective

nameable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being distinguished and named; able to be called by a specific name.
2. (obsolete) Worthy of being named or having a name; memorable.

Synonyms

• (specific name): distinguishable, identifiable, recognisable
• (memorable): See also Thesaurus:memorable or Thesaurus:notable

Antonyms

• (specific name): nameless, unidentifiable, unrecognisable
• (memorable): forgettable, irrelevant

Anagrams

• amenable, beanmeal, meanable