List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 237

SYNONYMS: memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence.
These nouns denote the act or an instance of remembering, or something remembered.

Memory is the faculty of retaining and reviving impressions or recalling past experiences: He has a bad memory for facts and figures. Even memory is not necessary for love. The word also applies to something recalled to the mind, a sense in which it often suggests a personal, cherished quality: My earliest memories were of the South.
Remembrance most often denotes the process or act of recalling: The remembrance of his humiliation was almost too painful to bear.
Recollection is sometimes interchangeable with memory: My recollection of the incident differs from yours. Often, though, the term suggests a deliberate, concentrated effort to remember: After a few minutes' recollection she produced the answer.
Reminiscence is the act or process of recollecting past experiences or events within one's personal knowledge: Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety. When the word refers to what is remembered, it may involve the sharing of the recollection with another or others: They spent time in reminiscence before the business that brought them together.