Standard Lemma guide

forgettable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɛtəbəl
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO0 R G EH1 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F ER0 G EH1 T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Possible to be forgotten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unforgettable

3

adjective

Meaning 3

easily forgotten

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unforgettable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English forget Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English forgettable From forget + -able.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: i harrueshëm — easily forgotten
  • Catalan: oblidable — easily forgotten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 讓人印象不深的 /让人印象不深的 (ràng rén yìnxiàng bù shēn de) — easily forgotten
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不起眼兒 /不起眼儿 (bù qìyǎnr) — easily forgotten
  • Dutch: vergetelijk — easily forgotten
  • Esperanto: forgesebla — easily forgotten
  • Finnish: helposti unohtuva — easily forgotten
  • French: oubliable — easily forgotten
  • Galician: esquecible — easily forgotten
  • Galician: esquecíbel — easily forgotten
  • German: vergessbar — easily forgotten
  • Hungarian: felejthető — easily forgotten
  • Hungarian: feledhető — easily forgotten
  • Icelandic: gleymanleg — easily forgotten
  • Italian: dimenticabile — easily forgotten
  • Italian: scordevole — easily forgotten
  • Latin: immemorabilis — easily forgotten
  • Polish: słabo zapadający w pamięć — easily forgotten
  • Portuguese: esquecível — easily forgotten
  • Portuguese: olvidável — easily forgotten
  • Russian: забыва́емый (zabyvájemyj) — easily forgotten
  • Spanish: olvidable — easily forgotten
  • Swedish: förglömlig — easily forgotten
  • Turkish: unutulabilir — easily forgotten
  • Welsh: anghofiadwy — easily forgotten
Real reading context

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