different between unusual vs memorable
unusual
English
Alternative forms
- unusuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From un- +? usual.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ju??u?l/, /?n?ju???l/
Adjective
unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)
- Not usual, out of the ordinary
- Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:strange
- Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary
Derived terms
- unusually
- unusualness
Translations
Noun
unusual (plural unusuals)
- Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?
- 1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career (page 154)
- Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
References
- unusual at OneLook Dictionary Search
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memorable
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)
- 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)
- memorable
Related terms
- memoria
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