invulnerable

[ in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
2. proof against or immune to attack:

   A strong navy made Great Britain invulnerable.

3. not open to denial or disproof:

   an invulnerable argument.

invulnerable

/ ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl; -ˈvʌlnrəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally
2. incapable of being damaged or captured

   an invulnerable fortress

Derived Forms

• inˈvulnerably, adverb
• inˌvulneraˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·vulner·a·bili·ty in·vulner·a·ble·ness noun
• in·vulner·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of invulnerable¹

From the Latin word invulnerābilis, dating back to 1585–95. See in- ³, vulnerable

Example Sentences

And, given their wobbly form, England are certainly not invulnerable to an upset.

From BBC

Silver lining: King Charles' portrait is invulnerable to Just Stop Oil attacks!

From Salon

And without it, mice and goats have proved invulnerable when their brains are injected with infectious prion; cattle brain tissue examined in the lab has, too.

From Science Magazine

Israelis felt almost completely invulnerable and certainly not vulnerable to a small terrorist army.

From Los Angeles Times

And to me that’s kind of like a beautiful metaphor about the teenage experience when you’re like, ‘I’m invulnerable, invincible. I can do anything. I’m the smartest person who ever lived.’

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bulletproof
• impassable
• impenetrable
• impregnable
• indestructible
• unbeatable
• untouchable