indelible

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈndɛlɪbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Making marks that cannot be removed; not able to be erased or washed away.; Not able to be forgotten or removed from the mind; lasting permanently in memory.; Incapable of being removed, effaced, or destroyed; permanent and enduring in nature.; In theology, referring to a spiritual mark or character that is permanent and cannot be removed, as in certain sacraments.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more indelible Superlative: most indelible

Collocations

indelible markindelible impressionindelible memoryindelible inkindelible stain

Derivatives

indeliblyindelibility

Synonyms

permanentirremovableineradicableunforgettablelastingenduring

Antonyms

erasableremovableforgettabletemporary

Commonly confused

indefensible
EN: 'Indelible' means impossible to erase; 'indefensible' means impossible to justify or defend.
indelibly
EN: 'Indelibly' is the adverb form; 'indelible' is the adjective form.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'indelible' ends in '-ible' (not '-able') and has a single 'l' before the suffix. Do not confuse with 'indellible' (incorrect double-l).

💬 Examples

  1. She wrote her name on the box with an indelible marker.

  2. The war left an indelible impression on the survivors.

  3. The scandal left an indelible stain on his reputation.

  4. Baptism is said to confer an indelible character upon the soul.