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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
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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.onkwetsbaarلا يُجْرَح، مَعْصوم عن الجَرْحнеуязвимnezranitelný; nenapadnutelnýusårligunverwundbar,ungefährdetάτρωτοςinvulnerablehaavamatuآسیب ناپذیرkoskematoninvulnérableבִּלתִי נִיתָן לִפגִיעָהसुरक्षित, अभेद्यneranjivsérthetetlenkebalósærandi; sem ekki verður ráðist áinvulnerabile傷付けられない공격할 수 없는nepažeidžiamasneievainojamstidak mudah lukaonkwetsbaarusårlig, uangripeligbezpieczny, nieosiągalny (dla ciosów)invulnerávelinvulnerabilнеуязвимыйnezraniteľný; nenapadnuteľnýneranljivnepovredivosårbar, oangripligปลอดภัยzarar verilemez不會受傷害的невразливийضرر سے پاکkhông 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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