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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 [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl -ˈvʌlnrəbəl]
adj
1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc., either physically or emotionally
2. incapable of being damaged or captured an invulnerable fortress
invulnerability , invulnerableness n
invulnerably  adv
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
adjective safe, secure, invincible, impenetrable, unassailable, indestructible, insusceptible She assumed that her mother was invulnerable and all-powerful.
weak, vulnerable, susceptible, insecure, unprotected, defenceless, assailable
Translations
invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl] ADJinvulnerable (to a)

invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl] adjinvulnérable
to be invulnerable to attack → être invulnérable aux attaques
a system that would make the US invulnerable to nuclear attack → un système qui rendrait les USA invulnérables aux attaques nucléaires

invulnerable
adjunverwundbar, unverletzbar; fortressuneinnehmbar; (lit, fig) positionunangreifbar; invulnerable to attackunbezwingbar

invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnrəbl] adjinvulnerabile
invulnerable [ɪnˈvʌlnrəbl] 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 haavoittumaton invulnérable בִּלתִי נִיתָן לִפגִיעָה सुरक्षित, अभेद्य neranjiv sérthetetlen kebal ósærandi; sem ekki verður ráðist á invulnerabile 傷付けられない 손상되지 않는, 무적의 nepažeidžiamas neievainojams tidak mudah luka onkwetsbaar usårlig, uangripelig bezpieczny, nieosiągalny (dla ciosów) invulnerável invulnerabil неуязвимый nezraniteľný; nenapadnuteľný neranljiv nepovrediv osårbar, oangriplig ปลอดภัย zarar verilemez 無法傷害的,無法攻破的 невразливий ضرر سے پاک không thể bị thương


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