invulnerable
adjective/ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl/
/ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl/
- that cannot be harmed or defeated
- to be in an invulnerable position
- Parents may seem invulnerable to their children.
- invulnerable to something The submarine is invulnerable to attack while at sea.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (earlier than vulnerable): from Latin invulnerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + vulnerabilis (from vulnerare ‘to wound’, from vulnus ‘wound’).Want to learn more?
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