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invulnerable

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in·vul·ner·a·ble  (n-vlnr--bl)
adj.
1. Immune to attack; impregnable.
2. Impossible to damage, injure, or wound.

[French invulnérable, from Old French, from Latin invulnerbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + vulnerre, to wound (from vulnus, vulner-, wound; see vulnerable).]

in·vulner·a·bili·ty, in·vulner·a·ble·ness n.
in·vulner·a·bly adv.

invulnerable
Adjective
not able to be wounded or damaged
invulnerability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
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"
protected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
safe - free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"
secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

invulnerable
Translations
invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl] adjinvulnerable

invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl] adjinvulnérable

invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl] adjunverwundbar;
(ship, building etc) → uneinnehmbar

invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl] adjinvulnerabile

invulnerable
adj invulnerable [inˈvalnərəbl]
that cannot be wounded, damaged or successfully attacked As a friend of the manager, he is in an invulnerable position. onkwetsbaar لا يُجْرَح، مَعْصوم عن الجَرْح неуязвим nezranitelný; nenapadnutelný usårlig unverwundbar,ungefährdet άτρωτος invulnerable haavamatu آسیب ناپذیر koskematon invulnérable בִּלתִי נִיתָן לִפגִיעָה सुरक्षित, अभेद्य neranjiv sérthetetlen kebal ósærandi; sem ekki verður ráðist á invulnerabile 傷付けられない 공격할 수 없는 nepažeidžiamas neievainojams tidak mudah luka onkwetsbaar usårlig, uangripelig bezpieczny, nieosiągalny (dla ciosów) invulnerável invulnerabil неуязвимый nezraniteľný; nenapadnuteľný neranljiv nepovrediv osårbar, oangriplig ปลอดภัย zarar verilemez 不會受傷害的 невразливий ضرر سے پاک không thể bị thương


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Its course will it go upon my feet, mine old Will; hard of heart is its nature and invulnerable.
If these plates are adopted in the Royal Navy our warships will be invulnerable, and therefore invincible.
Wealth was an inferior object, but what glory would attend the discovery if I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death
 
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