INVULNERABLE


Meaning of INVULNERABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl, -nər-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin invulnerabilis, from in- + vulnerare to wound — more at vulnerable

Date: 1595

1. : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed

2. : immune to or proof against attack : impregnable

• in·vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty -ˌvəl-n(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·vul·ner·a·ble·ness -ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl-nəs, -nər-bəl- noun

• in·vul·ner·a·bly -blē adverb

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