different between indelible vs erasable

English

Etymology

From Latin indelebilis (“indestructible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?l?bl/

Adjective

indelible (comparative more indelible, superlative most indelible)

1. Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

   Synonym: unerasable

   Antonyms: delible, uninsertable

2. (figuratively) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

   Synonyms: unerasable, unforgettable
3. Incapable of being annulled.
   • November 7, 1678, Thomas Sprat, a sermon preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of Clergymen in the Church of St Mary-le-Bow

     They are […] endued with indelible power from above.

Related terms

• indelibility
• indelibly

Translations

English

Etymology

erase +? -able

Adjective

erasable (comparative more erasable, superlative most erasable)

1. Capable of being erased
   • 2006 Crayola Markers, Binney & Smith, Inc. [advertizement on box]:

     "Avoid the frustration of time-consuming do-overs on school projects. Try Crayola Erasable Markers, Crayons & colored pencils."

Synonyms

• delible

Antonyms

• unerasable
• recordable

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• eraser
• rubber
• rub out

Noun

erasable (plural erasables)

1. Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.
   • 1986, Photonics Spectra (volume 20)

     With the addition of the erasables, the company now offers what it describes as "a complete family" of optical recording products, including Videodisk, CD-ROM, CD-audio, and write-once units.

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