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indestructibility

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in·de·struc·ti·ble  (nd-strkt-bl)
adj.
Impossible to destroy: indestructible furniture; indestructible faith.
[Late Latin indstrctibilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin dstrctibilis, destructible (from Latin dstrctus, past participle of dstruere, to destroy; see destroy).]
inde·structi·bili·ty, inde·structi·ble·ness n.
inde·structi·bly adv.
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Noun1.indestructibility - the strength to resist destruction
durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
destructibility - vulnerability to destruction
Translations
indestructibility [ˌɪndɪstrʌktəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → indestructibilidad f
indestructibility
n → Unzerstörbarkeit f


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The physical organization, its decay, the indestructibility of matter, the law of the conservation of energy, evolution, were the words which usurped the place of his old belief.
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This valuable metal possesses the whiteness of silver, the indestructibility of gold, the tenacity of iron, the fusibility of copper, the lightness of glass.
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