inalienable

[ in-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh- ]

adjective

1. not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; not alienable:

   inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties; an inalienable territory; inalienable principles and values.

   Synonyms: inherent, unassailable, absolute, inviolable

inalienable

/ ɪnˈeɪljənəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be transferred to another; not alienable

   the inalienable rights of the citizen

Derived Forms

• inˌalienaˈbility, noun
• inˈalienably, adverb

Other Words From

• in·alien·a·bili·ty in·alien·a·ble·ness noun
• in·alien·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inalienable¹

First recorded in 1610–20; in- ³ + alienable