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- 1. impossible to harm or damage: "no state in the region is now invulnerable to attack by another"
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INVULNERABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of invulnerable in English. invulnerable. adjective. uk / ɪnˈvʌl.n ə r.ə.b ə l / us / ɪnˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to damage or hurt in any way: The command bunker is virtually invulnerable, even to a nuclear attack. Opposite. vulnerable.
in· vul· ner· a· ble (ˌ)in-ˈvəl-n (ə-)rə-bəl. -nər-bəl. Synonyms of invulnerable. 1. : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed. 2. : immune to or proof against attack : impregnable. invulnerability. (ˌ)in-ˌvəl-n (ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē.
Something that's invulnerable is impossible to damage or injure, like the strongest, most rock solid concrete fort reinforced with steel bars. Or Mother Theresa's reputation. From the Latin invulnerabilis, meaning “not wounding,” came the English invulnerable, an adjective meaning invincible or immune to attack.
If someone or something is invulnerable, they cannot be harmed or damaged. Many daughters assume that their mothers are invulnerable. ...a system that would make the U.S. invulnerable to nuclear attack.
adjective. incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally. incapable of being damaged or captured. an invulnerable fortress.
INVULNERABLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of invulnerable in English. invulnerable. adjective. us / ɪnˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈvʌl.n ə r.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to damage or hurt in any way: The command bunker is virtually invulnerable, even to a nuclear attack. Opposite. vulnerable.
Definition of invulnerable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of INVULNERABLE. : impossible to harm, damage, or defeat. teenagers who think they are invulnerable. The candidate seems to be in an invulnerable position. The team seems invulnerable this season. — often + to. a city invulnerable to invasion.
Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury; not vulnerable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unbeatable. impregnable. indestructible. formidable. invincible. immune. Antonyms: vulnerable. Origin of Invulnerable. French invulnérable from Old French from Latin invulnerābilis in- not in– 1 vulnerāre to wound ( from vulnus vulner- wound vulnerable)
invulnerable. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧vul‧ne‧ra‧ble /ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl/ adjective someone or something that is invulnerable cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them OPP vulnerable Gerry’s confidence made him feel invulnerable. invulnerable to We will not be satisfied until this city is ...
