Meaning of INVULNERABLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'vulnurubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
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| | Synonyms: | | airtight, bombproof, defendable, defensible, entrenched, impregnable, inviolable, secure, shellproof, strong, tight, unassailable, unattackable, untouchable |
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| | Antonyms: | | vulnerable | | |
| | See Also: | | protected, safe, unconquerable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*vul"ner*a*ble\, a. [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F.
invuln['e]rable. See {In-} not, and {Vulnerable}.]
1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those
bright arms. --Milton.
2. Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or
convinced; as, an invulnerable argument.
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| | Related Terms: | | armed, cloaked, copyrighted, covered, deathless, defended, dependable, fail-safe, firm, guaranteed, guarded, harmless, immortal, impenetrable, imperishable, impregnable, incontestable, incorruptible, indelible, indestructible, indomitable, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable, inextinguishable, insuperable, invincible, inviolable, irresistible, nonperishable, overpowering, overwhelming, patented, policed, protected, quenchless, reliable, resistless, riskless, safe, safeguarded, screened, sheltered, shielded, sound, stable, steady, trustworthy, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable, undampable, undangerous, undefeatable, undestroyable, undying, unhazardous, unperilous, unprecarious, unquenchable, unrisky, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, warranteed |
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