infrangible

American  

[in-fran-juh-buhl] / ɪnˈfræn dʒə bəl /

adjective

1. that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable.

   infrangible moral strength.

2. that cannot be infringed or violated; inviolable.

   an infrangible rule.

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infrangible British  

/ ɪnˈfrændʒɪbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being broken

2. not capable of being violated or infringed

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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

What if some oath constrain me, sworn in haste, Infrangible for shame's sake, sealed in heaven Inevitable?

From Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Infrangible, in-fran′ji-bl, adj. that cannot be broken: not to be violated.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various