invariable
pronunciation
How to pronounce invariable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈveəriəbl]
How to pronounce invariable in American English:
US [ɪnˈveriəbl]
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- Adjective:
- not liable to or capable of change
Word Origin
- invariable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French invariable (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin invariabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + variabilis (see variable). Related: Invariably.
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Example
- 1. Theserules are a fixed and invariable relation .
- 2. As he entered , washington bowed to both houses of the legislature-his invariable mark of respect-then occupied an imposing chair up front .
- 3. Eluding is the invariable game .
- 4. Man , as aphysical being , is like other bodies governed by invariable laws .