Keepsake vs. Souvenir

Keepsakenoun

Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

Keepsakenoun

(historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Keepsakenoun

Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.

Keepsakenoun

something of sentimental value

Souvenirnoun

An item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location.

Souvenirverb

(transitive) To take (an article) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime.

Souvenirnoun

That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a keepsake.

Souvenirnoun

something of sentimental value

Souvenirnoun

a reminder of past events

Souvenirnoun

a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event

Souvenirverb

take as a memento

Souvenir

A souvenir (from French, meaning ), memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a memento of a visit.