indelible
pronunciation
How to pronounce indelible in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdeləbl]
How to pronounce indelible in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɛləbəl]
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- Adjective:
- cannot be removed, washed away or erased
Word Origin
- indelible (adj.)
- 1520s, from Latin indelebilis "indelible, imperishable," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + delebilis "able to be destroyed," from delere "destroy, blot out" (see delete). Vowel change from -e- to -i- in English is late 17c. Related: Indelibly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. An image of these sisters has remained indelible in my mind .
- 2. In more than 50 films over 60 years , bergman turned his private obsessions into universal human drama and left an indelible legacy .
- 3. Any place you have walked by , you must leave indelible marks , whether it be in what state , you must write down .
- 4. At the time , ms. banon told paris premiere she had decided against filing a complaint against mr. strauss-kahn because she feared it would leave an indelible stain on her resume .
- 5. Although it will certainly take time , and the aftermath of war will leave an indelible signature here for the rest of our lives , baghdad has begun to reimagine itself as a majestic city once more .