inerasable

[ in-i-rey-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not erasable; incapable of being erased or effaced.

Other Words From

• ine·rasa·ble·ness noun
• ine·rasa·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inerasable¹

First recorded in 1805–15; in- ³ + erasable ( def )

Example Sentences

In 1994 many white musicians might have been inclined to downplay the fact that their grandfather had been a blackface performer, but Dr. John recognized the inerasable nature of this despicable but crucial chapter of America’s popular-musical past, as well as the importance of never denying that from which you came.

From Slate

Most of all, it is a film made up of inerasable images: the hypnotic stirring of a silver spoon; the recurring motif of sight, be it through eyes or camera phones; and of course the loaded symbolism of the “sunken place”, a term that looks destined to escape its fictional trappings and recur in the wider cultural conversation.

From The Guardian

The friendly, confiding, almost sisterly behaviour of the girls which their good father manifestly approved of, made a profound, inerasable impression upon us.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, it’s the Internet: how can anyone erase the inerasable?

From New York Times

Germans, still smarting from the replacement of their beloved Deutsche mark with the euro, harbor deep suspicions that European unity boils down to them perpetually handing out their hard-earned money, an inerasable debt for the horrors of Nazism.

From New York Times

Related Words

• enduring
• lasting
• memorable
• stirring
• unforgettable