invulnerable
pronunciation
How to pronounce invulnerable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl]
How to pronounce invulnerable in American English:
US [ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- immune to attack; impregnable
Word Origin
- invulnerable (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin invulnerabilis "invulnerable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + vulnerabilis (see vulnerable). Related: Invulnerably.
Example
- 1. And incumbents often look invulnerable until they suddenly fall .
- 2. The corporation gets 3.6 billion ( $ 5.7 billion ) a year from a licence fee levied on every household that watches television , and is therefore invulnerable to the vagaries of the media market , while the technological change that has caused other media outlets to shrivel has given the bbc new scope for expansion .
- 3. As long as rioters are part of a street mob they feel strong and invulnerable .
- 4. Because they are quiet and constantly moving , they are essentially invulnerable to pre-emptive attack ; there is less pressure to use them or lose them .
- 5. These clothes , she says , are meant to convey that he 's a seemingly invulnerable superhero type in the beginning .