Definitions for indelible
ɪnˈdɛl ə bəlin·deli·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indelible, unerasableadjective

   cannot be removed or erased

   "an indelible stain"; "indelible memories"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. indelibleadjective

   having the quality of being difficult to remove, wash away, blot out, or efface;

2. indelibleadjective

   incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

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

3. indelibleadjective

   incapable of being annulled

4. Etymology: indelebilis "indestructible"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indelibleadjective

   Etymology: indeleble, Fr. indelebilis, Lat. in and delible.

   1. Not to be blotted out or effaced.

   Wilful perpetrations of unworthy actions brands with indelible characters the name and memory. Charles I .

   Thy heedless sleeve will drink the colour'd oil,
   And spot indelible thy pocket soil. John Gay, Trivia.

   2. Not to be annulled.

   All endued with indelible power from above to feed, to govern this household, and to consecrate pastors and stewards of it to the world's end. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indelible

   Indelible is the fourth book in the Grant County series by author Karin Slaughter. It was originally released in hardback in 2004. Previous books in the series are Blindsighted, Kisscut, and A Faint Cold Fear. These books star Sara Linton, Jeffrey Tolliver, and Lena Adams.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indelible

   Indelible refers to something that cannot be removed, erased, or washed away. It often refers to ink or other substances, but it can also refer to long-lasting memories or impressions that cannot be forgotten.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Indelibleadjective

   that can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory

2. Indelibleadjective

   that can not be annulled; indestructible

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indelible

   in-del′i-bl, adj. that cannot be blotted out or effaced.—ns. Indelibil′ity, Indel′ibleness.—adv. Indel′ibly. [Fr.,—L. in, not, delebilis—delēre, to destroy.]

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How to pronounce indelible?

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How to say indelible in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indelible in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indelible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of indelible in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault:

   President Ed Gilligan contributions have left an indelible imprint on practically every area of our business... and, most recently, the group forging our digital partnerships and driving payment innovations.

2. Orison Swett Marden:

   Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work

3. Charles Darwin:

   We must, however, acknowledge as it seems to me, that a man with all his noble qualities...still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

4. Roger Stone:

   He's very proud of the fact that he's a builder and that the things he builds are indelible, he knows all the Wall Street guys, gets along fine with them, but he is not the toast of Wall Street.

5. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:

   We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate a man wholly out of superstitious fears which were implanted in his imagination, no matter how utterly his reason may reject them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indelible
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indelible
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=indelible
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indelible
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indelible
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=indelible
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=indelible