invulnerable
See also: invulnérable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French invulnérable, from Latin invulnerābilis, from vulnerābilis, from vulnerō (“I wound”), from vulnus (“wound”), equivalent to in- + vulnerable.
Adjective edit
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
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Translations edit
incapable of being wounded
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unanswerable, irrefutable
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References edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin invulnerābilis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [im.bul.nəˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vul.nəˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [iɱ.vul.neˈɾa.ble]
Adjective edit
invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)
- invulnerable
- Antonym: vulnerable
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin invulnerābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)
- invulnerable
- Antonym: vulnerable
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “invulnerable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014