indelible

1. 1.

   cannot be removed or erased

   “an indelible stain”

   “indelible memories”

   Synonymsunerasable

   Similarineradicable

Questions about indelible

What does indelible mean?

indelible means "cannot be removed or erased".

How many syllables are in indelible?

indelible has 4 syllables: in-del-i-ble. The stress falls on "del". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈdɛlɪbəl/.

What is another word for indelible?

Close synonyms include unerasable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is indelible a common word?

indelible is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.