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Indestructible definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDESTRUC'TIBLE, a. [in and destructible.] That cannot be destroyed; incapable of decomposition; as a material substance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not easily destroyed [ant: destructible]
2: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: probably from Late Latin indestructibilis, from Latin in- + destructus, past participle of destruere to tear down — more at destroy Date: 1667 incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective • indestructibility noun • indestructibleness noun • indestructibly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. that cannot be destroyed. Derivatives: indestructibility n. indestructibly adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indestructible In`de*struc"ti*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.] Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed. -- In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If something is indestructible, it is very strong and cannot be destroyed. This type of plastic is almost indestructible. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Imperishable, incorruptible, undecaying, abiding, enduring, fadeless, everlasting, that cannot be destroyed.

Moby Thesaurus

ageless, ceaseless, changeless, coeternal, constant, continual, continuous, dateless, deathless, durable, endless, enduring, eternal, eterne, ever-being, ever-durable, ever-during, everlasting, everliving, fixed, immemorial, immortal, immutable, imperishable, impregnable, incessant, incorruptible, indelible, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable, inextinguishable, infinite, interminable, invincible, invulnerable, irrefragable, lasting, long-lasting, never-ceasing, never-ending, nonperishable, nonstop, nonterminating, nonterminous, olamic, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, quenchless, sempiternal, steady, timeless, unalterable, unbreakable, unceasing, unchangeable, unchanging, undampable, undestroyable, undying, unending, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unquenchable, unremitting, without end