indelible
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indelible
- /ɪnˈdɛləbl/
Where it comes from
From Latin indēlēbilis (“indestructible”). By surface analysis, in- + delible.
adjective more indelible · most indelible
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Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.
This ink spot on the contract is indelible.
Similar: unerasable · Opposite: delible, uninsertable
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Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.
That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory.
Similar: unerasable, unforgettable
- 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.
Opposite: delible
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adjective
Opposite: delible
Translations
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adj difficult to delete, remove or wash away
| Español | indeleble |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 消せない kesenai, 削除できない sakujo dekinai |
| Português | indelével, inextinguível |
| Français | indélébile |
| Deutsch | hartnäckig, unauslöschlich |
| Italiano | indelebile |
| Ελληνικά | ανεξίτηλος anexítilos |
| Русский | несмыва́емый nesmyvájemyj, нестира́емый nestirájemyj |
adj incapable of being canceled or forgotten
| Español | indeleble |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 消せない kesenai, 忘れられない wasurerarenai |
| Português | indelével, inesquecível |
| Deutsch | unauslöschlich |
| Italiano | indelebile |
| Русский | неизглади́мый neizgladímyj, незабыва́емый nezabyvájemyj |
adj incapable of being annulled
| Português | indelével, inanulável |
|---|---|
| Italiano | indelebile |
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title = {indelible},
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