invulnerable

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See also: invulnérable

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French invulnérable, from Latin invulnerābilis, from vulnerābilis, from vulnerō (I wound), from vulnus (wound).

Adjective[edit]

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

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin invulnerābilis.

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Adjective[edit]

invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)

  1. invulnerable
    Antonym: vulnerable

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin invulnerābilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /imbulneˈɾable/ [ĩm.bul.neˈɾa.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: in‧vul‧ne‧ra‧ble

Adjective[edit]

invulnerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural invulnerables)

  1. invulnerable
    Antonym: vulnerable

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