unforgettable
/ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/
unforgettable means very difficult or impossible to forget.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unforgettable ranks #8,856 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #16,276 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
unforgettable is pronounced /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/.
Why “unforgettable” is a great word
Impossible or extremely difficult to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory. From English un- ("not") + forgettable, itself from forget + -able ("capable of being"), first attested in 1806. Unlike "memorable" (which suggests something is worthy of recollection) or "remarkable" (which denotes the notably unusual), "unforgettable" carries the specific gravity of a memory that has been permanently seared into the psyche. It is the scent of rain on hot asphalt from a specific childhood summer, the exact timbre of a voice heard for the last time, or the slow-motion clarity of a moment that altered the course of a life—a testament not to the mind's capacity to store, but to its powerlessness to erase.
Etymology
From un- + forget + -able or un- + forgettable.
adj
- Very difficult or impossible to forget.e.g.“The things he subjected me to were horrible and unforgettable.”
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