INVULNERABLE


Meaning of INVULNERABLE in English

(ˈ)in, ən+ adjective

Etymology: Latin invulnerabilis, from in- in- (I) + vulnerare to wound + -abilis -able — more at vulnerable

1. : incapable of being wounded, injured, or damaged : immune to physical assault

an armadillo curls up to make himself invulnerable

: impregnable

gunners rake the beaches from invulnerable positions in overhanging cliffs

2. : immune to or proof against attack : invincible , unassailable

invulnerable dignity

thought he was now a partner, his position was not invulnerable — Hamilton Basso

• in·vulnerably “+ adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.