infrangible
Americanadjective
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that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable.
infrangible moral strength.
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that cannot be infringed or violated; inviolable.
an infrangible rule.
adjective
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incapable of being broken
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not capable of being violated or infringed
Other Word Forms
- infrangibility noun
- infrangibleness noun
- infrangibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of infrangible
From the Late Latin word infrangibilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See in- 3, frangible
Example Sentences
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Its flat, posterish colors will read with infrangible aplomb.
From Time Magazine Archive
As much as anything, membership in the club means membership in an infrangible fraternity of one's peers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Malamud's world reveals itself bit by bit: a place of stony certainties and infrangible laws, brightened occasionally by enclaves of unexpected magic.
From Time Magazine Archive
He retains one of Scriabin's mystic ideas: that art, religion and life are one, an eternal and infrangible entity.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would be far better to favor its indulgence, in the hope that the love of her child would, like an elastic but infrangible cord, gradually tame her down to a more settled life.
From The Vicar's Daughter by MacDonald, George
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