indelible
Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or effaceHaving the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.
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» Will you please use indelible ink so the phrase won't rub out?
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3 sensesHaving the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.
This ink spot on the contract is indelible.
This stain on my shirt is indelible.
hartnäckig, unauslöschlich
несмыва́емыйnesmyvájemyj, нестира́емыйnestirájemyj
незмивнийnezmyvnyj, невивіднийnevyvidnyj
(figuratively)Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.
That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory.
unauslöschlich
неизглади́мыйneizgladímyj, незабыва́емыйnezabyvájemyj
незабутнійnezabutnij
Incapable of being annulled.
November 7, 1678, Thomas Sprat, a sermon preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of Clergymen in the Church of St Mary-le-Bow They are […] endued with indelible power from above.
- cannot be removed or erased
Examples
8 sentencesWill you please use indelible ink so the phrase won't rub out?
This pen's ink is indelible.
His disappearance into thin air left an indelible mark on the minds of those who witnessed it.
Scars are indelible.
We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin indēlēbilis (“indestructible”). By surface analysis, in- + delible.From Latin indēlēbilis (“indestructible”). By surface analysis, in- + delible.
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Forms
more indelible, most indelible| Comparative | more indelible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most indelible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- cannot be removed or erased:unerasable
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.