indelible

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈdɛləbl/

Adjective

indelible

1. Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

   Synonyms: unerasable

   Antonyms: delible, uninsertable

   This ink spot on the contract is indelible.

   This stain on my shirt is indelible.

2. (figurative) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

   Synonyms: unerasable, unforgettable

   That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory.

3. Incapable of being annulled.

   • They are endued with indelible power from above.

Related terms

• indelibility
• indelibly

Translations

• French: indélébile
• German: hartnäckig, unauslöschlich
• Italian: indelebile
• Portuguese: indelével, inextinguível
• Russian: несмыва́емый
• Spanish: indeleble

Translations

• German: unauslöschlich
• Portuguese: indelével, inesquecível
• Russian: неизглади́мый
• Spanish: indeleble

Translations

• Portuguese: indelével, inanulável

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