inextinguishable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inextinguishable in British English: UK [ˌɪnɪks'tɪŋgwɪʃəbl]
How to pronounce inextinguishable in American English: US [ˌɪnɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- difficult or impossible to extinguish
Word Origin
- inextinguishable (adj.)
- c. 1500, from in- (2) "not" + extinguishable (see extinguish). Related: Inextinguishably; inextinguishability.
Example
- 1. The pain and suffering of those days is an inextinguishable memory .
- 2. He has an inextinguishable passion for knowledge .
- 3. Photographs themselves are lively inextinguishable histories .
- 4. An inextinguishable flame ; an inextinguishable faith .
- 5. Next chapter : " inextinguishable flames ! "