- ineffaceable
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—ineffaceability, n. —ineffaceably, adv./in'i fay"seuh beuhl/, adj.not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.[1795-1805; IN-3 + EFFACEABLE]
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Ineffaceable — In ef*face a*ble, a. [Pref. in not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffa[,c]able.] Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ineffaceable — index indelible, indestructible, ingrained, inherent, noncancellable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ineffaceable — [in΄e fās′ə bəl, in΄i fās′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be effaced; impossible to wipe out or erase; indelible ineffaceability n. ineffaceably adv … English World dictionary
ineffaceable — /ɪnəˈfeɪsəbəl/ (say inuh faysuhbuhl) adjective not effaceable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression. –ineffaceability /ɪnəˌfeɪsəˈbɪləti/ (say inuh.faysuh biluhtee), noun –ineffaceably, adverb …
ineffaceable — adjective Etymology: probably from French ineffaçable, from Middle French, from in + effaçable effaceable Date: 1804 not effaceable ; ineradicable • ineffaceability noun • ineffaceably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ineffaceable — adjective Incapable of being effaced … Wiktionary
ineffaceable — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ingrained, ineradicable, indelible; see permanent 2 … English dictionary for students
ineffaceable — Indelible (which in most cases is to be preferred) … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ineffaceable — in·ef·face·a·ble || ‚ɪnɪ feɪsÉ™bl adj. indelible; cannot be erased, cannot be removed … English contemporary dictionary
ineffaceable — [ɪnɪ feɪsəb(ə)l] adjective unable to be erased or forgotten. Derivatives ineffaceability noun ineffaceably adverb … English new terms dictionary
