infrangible

[ in-fran-juh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable:

   infrangible moral strength.

2. that cannot be infringed or violated; inviolable:

   an infrangible rule.

infrangible

/ ɪnˈfrændʒɪbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being broken
2. not capable of being violated or infringed

Derived Forms

• inˌfrangiˈbility, noun
• inˈfrangibly, adverb

Other Words From

• in·frangi·bili·ty in·frangi·ble·ness noun
• in·frangi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of infrangible¹

From the Late Latin word infrangibilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See in- ³, frangible

Word History and Origins

Origin of infrangible¹

C16: from Late Latin infrangibilis, from Latin in- ¹+ frangere to break

Example Sentences

Here Vulcan forged those infrangible chains, that impenetrable armor—the shield of Achilles and the sword of Hector.

From Project Gutenberg

The fine but infrangible threads of our destiny are spun and woven out of atom-fibres indelibly stamped with the previous owners' names.

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The nuptial life is attended with peculiar aggravations, since the tie is infrangible, and the choice of a more suitable companion, if such a one should offer, is for ever precluded.

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But in every shape, they are, on account of their solidity, infrangible, or incapable of actual division.

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The logic was perfect, and it seemed but another link in the infrangible chain of events, when she found another letter waiting for her at the office of the Synthesis.

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