memory Meaning & Definition
What Does Memory Mean?
Memory is used as a noun meaning The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. It can also mean A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.
Memory: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | retention, storage and store |
| Plural | memories |
Memory Definition (Noun)
- The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
- A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.
I have no memory of that event.
- The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
- The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
in recent memory
- Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated.
memory metal
- A memorial.
- Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
- (Can we verify this sense?) A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.
Noun
- The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
- A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
I have no memory of that event.
- (collective) A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.
Synonyms of Memory
Memory synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Memory
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Memory in a Sentence
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
I have no memory of that event.
My wedding is one of my happiest memories.
Sam and his friends will never forget the happy memories of the field trip to France.
This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
in recent memory
in living memory
memory metal
memory plastic
in recent memory; in living memory
Memory metal; memory plastic.
Word Forms & Grammar
memory (countable and uncountable, plural memories)
Words That Rhyme With Memory
Origin of Memory
From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) μέρμερος (mérmeros, “anxious”), μέριμνα (mérimna, “care, thought”), Old English ġemimor (“mindful, remembering”). More at mimmer. Doublet of memoir and memoria. Displaced native Old English myne (whence English min) and Old English ġemynd, which took on a different meaning as modern mind.
Pronouncing Memory
Memory is pronounced //ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi// and has 1 syllable.
Quick Answers About Memory
What part of speech is memory?
Memory is a noun.
What is another word for memory?
Close synonyms of memory are retention, storage and store. See the full list of memory synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of memory?
The plural of memory is memories.