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memorious

memorious

9.9
Making someone remember past events, like a song or a smell
  • adjective
  • /məˈmɔːrɪəs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : memorable
  • Listening to that memorious song brought back memories of my first love.

Examples

  • The memorious melody reminded him of his childhood home.

  • The memorious stories told by her grandmother brought the past to life.

  • She found the old photograph album to be deeply memorious.

  • Walking through the city at dusk was a memorious experience for him.

  • The memorious tales of our ancestors inspire us.

  • He shared a memorious story from his childhood.

  • She felt a memorious connection to the place where she grew up.

Synonyms

reminiscent
vsmemorious
63 5.7

Reminds you of a person, time, or thing from the past

emphasizes recalling past events rather than particular details
evocative
vsmemorious
23 6.7

Making you remember things or feel strong emotions

calls up past events more simply and less emotionally
remindful
vsmemorious
7.5

Causing you to think of something from the past

causes memories to come to mind directly rather than by suggestion

How Evocative

haunting
35 6.0
evocative
23 6.7
memorious
  • Archaic
9.9
resonant
10 6.5
suggestive
18 5.2

Surface Forms

memorious positive

Morphology

memorious = memory (semi-transparent) = memor + ious

The suffix '-ious' forms adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'having the quality of', but the specific meaning of 'evoking memories' is not entirely predictable.

Etymology

Memorious comes from the old Latin root memor, which means 'remember' and appears in familiar words like memory and memoir. So a memorious melody is one that brings back memories.