unforgettable

[uhn-fer-get-uh-buh l]

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adjective

impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.

Origin of unforgettable

1800–10; un-¹ + forgettable

Related formsun·for·get·ta·ble·ness, nounun·for·get·ta·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unforgettable

Contemporary Examples

Acclaim ensued (then-New York magazine critic John Simon called it “unforgettable”) but no Broadway transfer.
Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years
Tom Teodorczuk
September 12, 2014
On one of those tours, I saw an unusual and, as it turned out, unforgettable room.
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Ridley Pearson
July 16, 2014
Rylance was unforgettable as the mordantly sly king in Richard III, giving a brilliant new twist to a classic role.
Who Will Win the Tony Awards?
Janice Kaplan
June 7, 2014
At their best—on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby—U2 managed to satisfy both art and commerce.
U2 Drops ‘Invisible’ to Remind You the Band Exists
Howard Wolfson
February 9, 2014
He eventually left newspapers for evangelical work, but his reporting is unforgettable.
The Deaths You Missed This Year
Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson
December 30, 2013

Historical Examples

After that inimitable, unforgettable "Jamais, jamais, jamais!"
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
It was the longest ride she had ever taken, and that of itself would have made it unforgettable.
Mary-'Gusta
Joseph C. Lincoln
A stir on the road made me look up—and then I saw my unforgettable Englishman.
Some Reminiscences
Joseph Conrad
This is the real object-lesson of this war, its unforgettable information.
Notes on Life and Letters
Joseph Conrad
Where is he now—the unknown, the unnameable, the unforgettable ideal?
A Hungarian Nabob
Maurus Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for unforgettable

unforgettable

adjective

impossible to forget; highly memorable

Derived Formsunforgettably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unforgettable

adj.

1806, from un- (1) "not" + forgetable (see forget). Related: Unforgettably.

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Examples from the Web for unforgettable

Contemporary Examples

Acclaim ensued (then-New York magazine critic John Simon called it “unforgettable”) but no Broadway transfer.

On one of those tours, I saw an unusual and, as it turned out, unforgettable room.

Rylance was unforgettable as the mordantly sly king in Richard III, giving a brilliant new twist to a classic role.

At their best—on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby—U2 managed to satisfy both art and commerce.

He eventually left newspapers for evangelical work, but his reporting is unforgettable.

Historical Examples

After that inimitable, unforgettable "Jamais, jamais, jamais!"

It was the longest ride she had ever taken, and that of itself would have made it unforgettable.

A stir on the road made me look up—and then I saw my unforgettable Englishman.

This is the real object-lesson of this war, its unforgettable information.

Where is he now—the unknown, the unnameable, the unforgettable ideal?

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Word Origin and History for unforgettable

adj.

Origin of unforgettable