INVULNERABLE


Meaning of INVULNERABLE in English

/ ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl; NAmE / adjective

invulnerable (to sth) that cannot be harmed or defeated; safe :

to be in an invulnerable position

The submarine is invulnerable to attack while at sea.

OPP vulnerable

►  in·vul·ner·abil·ity / ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (earlier than vulnerable ): from Latin invulnerabilis , from in- not + vulnerabilis (from vulnerare to wound, from vulnus wound).

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