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)

  1. 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.
  2. Unanswerable; irrefutable.
    an invulnerable argument

Translations

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invulnerābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [im.bul.nəˈɾab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vul.nəˈɾab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [iɱ.vul.neˈɾa.ble]

Adjective

invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)

  1. 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)

  1. invulnerable
    Antonym: vulnerable

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