ineffaceable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪn.ɪˈfeɪ.sə.bəl/ UK /ˌɪn.ɪˈfeɪ.sə.bəl/
adj Freq #1018657

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    impossible to erase, remove, or forget

    The disaster left an ineffaceable impression on everyone who witnessed it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · impossible to erase,... indelibleineradicableunforgettable
More unerasable
Opposites
effaceableerasableforgettable
Word family
Derived forms ineffaceably
Related forms effaceeffaceable

Etymology

Formed from in-, 'not,' and effaceable. Efface comes through French effacer, 'to erase,' from es-, 'out,' and face, originally suggesting the removal of a visible face or surface.

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