infrangible

English

Etymology

From Middle French infrangible, from Old French infrangible, from Medieval Latin in- (“not”) + frangibilis, from Latin frangō (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɹænd͡ʒɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -ændʒɪbəl

Adjective

infrangible (comparative more infrangible, superlative most infrangible)

1. Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to break.

Derived terms

• infrangibility
• infrangibleness
• infrangibly

Translations

unbreakable, indestructible

• Bulgarian: нечуплив (bg) m (nečupliv)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnfrangibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iɱ.fɾəɲˈʒib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.fɾaɲˈd͡ʒi.ble]

Adjective

infrangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural infrangibles)

1. unbreakable, infrangible

   Antonyms: frangible, trencable

Derived terms

• infrangibilidad

Further reading

• “infrangible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ frangible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fʁɑ̃.ʒibl/

Adjective

infrangible (plural infrangibles)

1. indestructible, unbreakable, infrangible

Derived terms

• infrangiblité

Further reading

• “infrangible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnfrangibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infɾanˈxible/ [ĩɱ.fɾãŋˈxi.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: in‧fran‧gi‧ble

Adjective

infrangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural infrangibles)

1. unbreakable, infrangible

   Synonym: irrompible

   Antonyms: frangible, rompible

Further reading

• “infrangible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014