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Vinony

forgettable

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

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.

  1. Possible to be forgotten.
  2. Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

    “Barthes describes the punctum (the nonconnotative or denotative meaning) of the photograph (or movie still) in such a manner; the detail relevant or not relevant to the image's overall meaning becomes the focus of an otherwise forgettable picture […]”