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indelible

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in·del·i·ble  (n-dl-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent: indelible ink.
2. Making a mark not easily erased or washed away: an indelible pen for labeling clothing.
3. Unable to be forgotten; memorable: an indelible memory.

[Alteration of earlier indeleble, from Latin indlbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + dlbilis, capable of being effaced (from dlre, to wipe out).]

in·deli·bili·ty, in·deli·ble·ness n.
in·deli·bly adv.

indelible [ɪnˈdɛlɪbəl]
adj
1. incapable of being erased or obliterated
2. making indelible marks indelible ink
[from Latin indēlēbilis indestructible, from in-1+ delēre to destroy]
indelibility , indelibleness n
indelibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indelibleindelible - cannot be removed or erased; "an indelible stain"; "indelible memories"
ineradicable - not able to be destroyed or rooted out; "ineradicable superstitions"

indelible
Translations
indelible [ɪnˈdeləbl] ADJ
1. (= not washable) [ink, stain] → indeleble
indelible penbolígrafo m de tinta indeleble
2. (= unforgettable) [memory, image] → indeleble, imborrable
it made an indelible impression on mese me quedó grabado en la memoria

indelible [ɪnˈdɛlɪbəl] adj
[impression] → indélébile
[ink] → indélébile

indelible
adj stainnicht zu entfernen; ink alsowasserunlöslich; (fig) impressionunauslöschlich; indelible pencilKopierstift m, → Tintenstift m; to leave an indelible mark on somebody/something (fig)jdn/etw für immer zeichnen

indelible [ɪnˈdɛləbl] adj (also) (fig) → indelebile
indelible [ɪnˈdɛləbl] adj (also) (fig) → indelebile

indelible
adj indelible [inˈdeləbl]
(making a mark) that cannot be removed indelible ink; The events of that day have left an indelible impression on my mind. onuitwisbaar لا يُمْحى незаличим nesmazatelný uudslettelig unauslöschlich ανεξίτηλος indeleble kustu(ta)matu پاک نشدنی häivämätön indélébile בִּלתִי מָחִיק अमिट neizbrisiv kitörölhetetlen tak terhapus óafmáanlegur, varanlegur indelebile 消せない 지울 수 없는 neištrinamas, neišdildomas neizdzēšams tidak dapat dipadamkan onuitwisbaar permanent, uutslettelig niezmywalny, niezatarty indelével indelebil, de neşters несмываемый; неизгладимый nezmazateľný neizbrisen neizbrisiv outplånlig ที่ลบไม่ออก silinmez, unutulmaz 去不掉的 незгладимий, незмивний ان مٹ không thể xoá bỏ


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It was never published, but I saw it once and it made an indelible impression on my mind.
For many thousands of generations he had been away from it; yet, deep down in the crypts of being, tied about and wrapped up in every muscle and nerve of him, was the indelible record of the days in the wild when dim ancestors had run with the pack and at the same time developed the pack and themselves.
But when in repose her features had a shadowy look that was like a sardonic grin, as if some one had sketched with cruel forefinger indelible lines about her mouth.
 
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