invulnerable
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in·vul·ner·a·ble
(ĭn-vŭl′nər-ə-bəl)adj.
1. Immune to attack; impregnable.
2. Impossible to damage, injure, or wound.
[French invulnérable, from Old French, from Latin invulnerābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + vulnerāre, to wound (from vulnus, vulner-, wound; see vulnerable).]
in·vul′ner·a·bil′i·ty, in·vul′ner·a·ble·ness n.
in·vul′ner·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.
inˌvulneraˈbility, inˈvulnerableness n
inˈvulnerably adv
in•vul•ner•a•ble
(ɪnˈvʌl nər ə bəl)adj.
1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
2. immune to attack.
[1585–95; < Latin]
in•vul`ner•a•bil′i•ty,
in•vul′ner•a•bly, adv.
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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
weak, vulnerable, susceptible, insecure, unprotected, defenceless, assailable
Translations
لا يُجْرَح، مَعْصوم عن الجَرْح
nenapadnutelnýnezranitelný
usårlig
sérthetetlen
ósærandi; sem ekki verîur ráîist á
nepažeidžiamas
neievainojams
nezraniteľný
zarar verilemez
invulnerable
[ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl] adj → invulnérableto 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
adj → unverwundbar, unverletzbar; fortress → uneinnehmbar; (lit, fig) position → unangreifbar; invulnerable to attack → unbezwingbar
invulnerable
(inˈvalnərəbl) adjective that cannot be wounded, damaged or successfully attacked. As a friend of the manager, he is in an invulnerable position.