indelibleadj.

/ɪnˈdɛlɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s indeleble, (1600s–1800s indeliable).

Etymology: In 16–17th cent. indeleble , < Latin indēlēbilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dēlēbilis delible adj.; compare French indélébile , -leble (16th cent.). The termination has been assimilated to -ible suffix.

That cannot be deleted, blotted out, or effaced; ineffaceable, permanent.

a. of a material mark, stain, etc. or of the substance which makes these, as indelible ink; also indelible pencil.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > incapable of obliteration > of substance

indelible1579

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > remaining in specified condition > not fading

unwalloweda1500

indelible1579

standing1716

fade-proof1909

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 422 Before he..hath his indeleble character scraped out of his handes and fingers endes.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 850 The women paint their faces with indeleble lines.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Pref. Pricking the same with Needles, then they take Indeliable tincture.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Indeleble.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Indelible.

1769 J. Cook Jrnl. (1955) I. 125 Both sexes paint their bodys Tattow as it is called in their language, this is done by inlaying the Colour of black under their skins in such a manner as to be indelible.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 783 (heading) Indelible ink for marking linen, &c.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 490/2 In the indelible and copying pencils which have come into use in recent years, the colouring matter is an aniline preparation mixed with clay and gum.

1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 July 9/1 All the newspaper offices in San Francisco yesterday received a communication written in Roman scrip [sic] with an indelible pencil, many of the words being heavily underscored.

1961 Lebende Sprachen 6 69/2 Indelible pencil, der Tintenstift.

figurative.1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 49 Nature, habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines of distinction between them.

b. of a stain on character or reputation, infamy, disgrace, etc.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > incapable of obliteration

indelible1529

uneffaceable1611

inextirpable1623

ineffaceable1804

inerasable1811

unerasible1811

ineradicable1818

uneradicable1818

unerasable1826

inexpungible1888

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xxx So dedely poysoned wyth synne, that theyre spottys bene indelyble and theyre fylthynes vnpourgeable.

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 19 Branded with an indeleble note of infamy.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 20 Accursed with indelible infamy.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 284 This would be an unpardonable, an indelible reproach.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 230 This victory gain..and preserve us from shame's indelible stain.

c. of a mark, stamp, or character impressed upon anything; spec. of the spiritual character which, according to various sections of the Christian Church, is held to be impressed or conferred by some of the sacraments.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective]

stablea1300

durablec1386

during1398

durant1455

permanent?a1475

standingc1480

perseverablea1500

indelible1532

of long standinga1568

permansible1568

long-established1589

dureful1595

subsistent1603

subsisting1613

staple1621

constant1645

long-standing1655

throughout1701

untemporary1784

pukka1801

rock-ribbed1903

hardwired1971

1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 745/1 With the indelible caracter and badge of baptisme receiued into hys liuerey and hys holy houshold.

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. vi. §39. 358 We shall then consider whether your indelible Character bee any reality.

1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 416 This Divine Power is what the School men and Church call an Indelible Character.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xxi. 405 Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost i. 21 To all eternity they will bear the mark of their regeneration, the indelible character stamped upon them at the font.

d. of an impression on the mind; also of a feeling.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > memorization > [adjective] > committed to memory

perfect1581

memorized1592

by-rote1598

indelible1615

1615 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 271 I have so many and so indeleble impressions of your favour to me.

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 265 Most grateful, and indelible Sense of a long and intire Friendship.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. iii. 29 Charles had retained too indelible a recollection of the past.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. ii. 118 Such an event makes an indelible impression.

†e. of a title, right, or the like: Indefeasible.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > [adjective] > founded on prescription > not removable

imprescriptible1570

indelible1645

unbarrable1805

imprescribable1887

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. viii. 9 Ther shall be onely Keepers of the Great Seal, which for Title and Office are deposable; but they say the Lord Chancellors Title is indelible.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. i. 3 The indelible rights of mankind.

Derivatives

inˈdelibleness n. the quality of being indelible, incapability of being blotted out or destroyed.In modern dictionaries.

ΘΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [noun]

durabilityc1374

duringc1374

lastingnessa1398

perdurance1508

permanence1509

durancea1513

permanency1555

durableness1587

indeficiency1614

duration1637

durancy1647

indelibleness1655

unfailingnessa1656

undissolution1662

permanentness1727

persistency1833

out-take1866

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun] > incapability of erasure

indelibleness1655

indelibility1804

ineffaceabilitya1878

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iv. 421 The indeliblenesse of the impressions of Youth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indelible
释义	indelibleadj. /ɪnˈdɛlɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s indeleble, (1600s–1800s indeliable). Etymology: In 16–17th cent. indeleble , < Latin indēlēbilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dēlēbilis delible adj.; compare French indélébile , -leble (16th cent.). The termination has been assimilated to -ible suffix. That cannot be deleted, blotted out, or effaced; ineffaceable, permanent. a. of a material mark, stain, etc. or of the substance which makes these, as indelible ink; also indelible pencil. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > incapable of obliteration > of substance indelible1579 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] > remaining in specified condition > not fading unwalloweda1500 indelible1579 standing1716 fade-proof1909 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 422 Before he..hath his indeleble character scraped out of his handes and fingers endes. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 850 The women paint their faces with indeleble lines. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Pref. Pricking the same with Needles, then they take Indeliable tincture. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Indeleble. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Indelible. 1769 J. Cook Jrnl. (1955) I. 125 Both sexes paint their bodys Tattow as it is called in their language, this is done by inlaying the Colour of black under their skins in such a manner as to be indelible. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 783 (heading) Indelible ink for marking linen, &c. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 490/2 In the indelible and copying pencils which have come into use in recent years, the colouring matter is an aniline preparation mixed with clay and gum. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 July 9/1 All the newspaper offices in San Francisco yesterday received a communication written in Roman scrip [sic] with an indelible pencil, many of the words being heavily underscored. 1961 Lebende Sprachen 6 69/2 Indelible pencil, der Tintenstift. figurative.1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 49 Nature, habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines of distinction between them. b. of a stain on character or reputation, infamy, disgrace, etc. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > incapable of obliteration indelible1529 uneffaceable1611 inextirpable1623 ineffaceable1804 inerasable1811 unerasible1811 ineradicable1818 uneradicable1818 unerasable1826 inexpungible1888 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xxx So dedely poysoned wyth synne, that theyre spottys bene indelyble and theyre fylthynes vnpourgeable. 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse i. 19 Branded with an indeleble note of infamy. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 20 Accursed with indelible infamy. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 284 This would be an unpardonable, an indelible reproach. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 230 This victory gain..and preserve us from shame's indelible stain. c. of a mark, stamp, or character impressed upon anything; spec. of the spiritual character which, according to various sections of the Christian Church, is held to be impressed or conferred by some of the sacraments. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] stablea1300 durablec1386 during1398 durant1455 permanent?a1475 standingc1480 perseverablea1500 indelible1532 of long standinga1568 permansible1568 long-established1589 dureful1595 subsistent1603 subsisting1613 staple1621 constant1645 long-standing1655 throughout1701 untemporary1784 pukka1801 rock-ribbed1903 hardwired1971 1532 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 745/1 With the indelible caracter and badge of baptisme receiued into hys liuerey and hys holy houshold. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. vi. §39. 358 We shall then consider whether your indelible Character bee any reality. 1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 416 This Divine Power is what the School men and Church call an Indelible Character. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xxi. 405 Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. 1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost i. 21 To all eternity they will bear the mark of their regeneration, the indelible character stamped upon them at the font. d. of an impression on the mind; also of a feeling. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > memorization > [adjective] > committed to memory perfect1581 memorized1592 by-rote1598 indelible1615 1615 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 271 I have so many and so indeleble impressions of your favour to me. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 265 Most grateful, and indelible Sense of a long and intire Friendship. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. iii. 29 Charles had retained too indelible a recollection of the past. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. ii. 118 Such an event makes an indelible impression. †e. of a title, right, or the like: Indefeasible. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > [adjective] > founded on prescription > not removable imprescriptible1570 indelible1645 unbarrable1805 imprescribable1887 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iv. viii. 9 Ther shall be onely Keepers of the Great Seal, which for Title and Office are deposable; but they say the Lord Chancellors Title is indelible. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. i. 3 The indelible rights of mankind. Derivatives inˈdelibleness n. the quality of being indelible, incapability of being blotted out or destroyed.In modern dictionaries. ΘΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [noun] durabilityc1374 duringc1374 lastingnessa1398 perdurance1508 permanence1509 durancea1513 permanency1555 durableness1587 indeficiency1614 duration1637 durancy1647 indelibleness1655 unfailingnessa1656 undissolution1662 permanentness1727 persistency1833 out-take1866 the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun] > incapability of erasure indelibleness1655 indelibility1804 ineffaceabilitya1878 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iv. 421 The indeliblenesse of the impressions of Youth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1529
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