indelible ink
Writing that lasts
Indelible ink is ink designed to be permanent and resistant to removal—it won't wash off, fade quickly, or be erased.
The term appears most often in two contexts: marking pens for labeling possessions She wrote her name in indelible ink, and the ink applied to voters' fingers in elections to prevent fraud The poll worker dipped his finger in indelible ink.
- permanentFixed without end
- written in stonePermanently established, unalterable
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- markerSomething that signals location
- felt tipPorous pen nib
ball point · stain · waterproof · stamp · ballot · election day · voting booth · pen · smudge · unfading · lasting · fingerprint · document · paper trail · forgery · security feature · archive · blot
indelible inkdisappearing ink
Liquid that fades away
washable marker · invisible ink · whiteboard marker · dry-erase marker · pencil
indelible, indelibly, inkiness, inking, delete, deletion, deletable