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indomitable
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in·dom·i·ta·ble  (n-dm-t-bl)
adj.
Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.

[Late Latin indomitbilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin domitre, to tame, frequentative of domre, to subdue; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

in·domi·ta·bili·ty, in·domi·ta·ble·ness n.
in·domi·ta·bly adv.

indomitable [ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbəl]
adj
(of courage, pride, etc.) difficult or impossible to defeat or subdue
[from Late Latin indomitābilis, from Latin indomitus untamable, from in-1 + domitus subdued, from domāre to tame]
indomitability , indomitableness n
indomitably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indomitable - impossible to subdue
unconquerable - not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties"

indomitable
Translations
indomitable [ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl] ADJindómito, indomable
indomitable [ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbəl] adj [person, will, spirit] → indomptable
indomitable
adj person, courageunbezähmbar, unbezwingbar; willunbeugsam, eisern, unerschütterlich; his indomitable pridesein nicht zu brechender Stolz
indomitable [ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl] adj (spirit, character) → indomabile


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It requires a large all-male cast, an attentive and accomplished orchestra, and a complicated set showing the different decks of the HMS Indomitable, a British warship cruising near French enemy waters in 1797.
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