invulnerable
See also: invulnérable
English
Etymology
From Middle French invulnérable, from Latin invulnerābilis, from vulnerābilis, from vulnerō (“I wound”), from vulnus (“wound”), equivalent to in- + vulnerable.
Adjective
invulnerable (not comparable)
- Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.
- 1979, Brian Daley, Han Solo at Stars' End:
- His gaze went to Hirken, who stood gloating behind invulnerable transparisteel.
- Unanswerable; irrefutable.
- an invulnerable argument
Related terms
Translations
incapable of being wounded
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unanswerable, irrefutable
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References
- “invulnerable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “invulnerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin invulnerābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)
- invulnerable
- Antonym: vulnerable
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin invulnerābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imbulneˈɾable/ [ĩm.bul.neˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧vul‧ne‧ra‧ble
Adjective
invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)
- invulnerable
- Antonym: vulnerable
Related terms
Further reading
- “invulnerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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