mementos
Tokens of remembrance
Mementos are objects kept as reminders of people, places, or experiences—souvenirs of personal significance.
A concert ticket stub, a dried flower, a photograph: She kept mementos from every trip she took.
The word comes from Latin for "remember." Plural of memento; also spelled mementoes.
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- photographImage from a camera
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
charm · token · scrapbook · album · jewelry · handwritten · engraved · ribbon
Mailable picture souvenir
- snowglobeSealed sphere with drifting flakes
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- keychainRing for holding keys
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
t-shirt · spoon · collectible · vacation · landmark · giftshop · travel · destination
Recalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
recollection · bygone · retrospect · reverie · vintage · retro · childhood · bittersweet
Valued wealth or keepsake
- cherishValue with deep affection
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
- irreplaceableHaving no adequate substitute
priceless · heartfelt · emotional · personal · intimate · beloved · dear · fond
Inscribed memorial tablet
- tributeOffering of respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
obituary · condolence · sympathy · mourning · in memoriam · loss · bereavement · eternal
locket
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- photographImage from a camera
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
pendant · charm · token · scrapbook · album · jewelry · handwritten · engraved · ribbon · ticket stub
postcard
Mailable picture souvenir
- snowglobeSealed sphere with drifting flakes
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- keychainRing for holding keys
figurine · t-shirt · spoon · collectible · vacation · landmark · giftshop · travel · destination · trip
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
flashback · recollection · bygone · retrospect · reverie · vintage · retro · childhood · bittersweet · old times
treasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
- cherishValue with deep affection
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
irreplaceable · priceless · heartfelt · emotional · personal · intimate · beloved · dear · fond · touching
plaque
Inscribed memorial tablet
- tributeOffering of respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- urnDecorative container for ashes
epitaph · obituary · condolence · sympathy · mourning · in memoriam · loss · bereavement · eternal
- collectiblesbaseball cards, rare coins, rare stamps, collectibles, collectible
- curioscurios, curio, curiosities, curiosity, knickknacks
- homesicknesshomesick, homesickness, missing home, longing, yearning
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
- keepsakeskeepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms, heirloom, family heirlooms
mementostools
Devices for doing work
utilities · appliances · equipment · supplies · necessities
mementosdisposables
Items meant for discard
throwaways · trash · rubbish · garbage · discards
- memento moriArtistic death reminder