invincible
- incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
- insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties.
Origin of invincible
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prowess, fearlessness, boldness, gallantry, derring-do, grit, heroism, courage, determination, firmness, tenacity, fortitude, heart, spunk, valiancy, stomach, nerve, fight, guts, backboneExamples from the Web for invincibility
Contemporary Examples of invincibility
Hizzoner asked in a pleading tone—an extremely rare posture for a man who in the past had swaggered with an air of invincibility.
The conquest—and the reaction to it—have given him an aura of invincibility that holy-warrior wannabes find quite thrilling.
We, like his various conquests, were seduced by his facade of invincibility and haunted past.
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Joe Paterno was the dictator of Penn State, the more football wins he accrued, the greater his invincibility.
The cult's main act of worship is the composing “badass facts” celebrating its idol's invincibility.
Historical Examples of invincibility
His implicit faith in the Emperor's invincibility also amused me.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)Charles Lever
On the contrary, it has given life and invincibility to the cause of Texas.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)Thomas Hart Benton
Her invincibility on the ocean (p. 173) was a foregone conclusion.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2J. T. Headley.
The charm of British invincibility had been broken by Braddock's defeat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIJohn Lord
Garrison had the martyr's temperament and invincibility of purpose.
William Lloyd GarrisonArchibald H. Grimke
invincible
- incapable of being defeated; unconquerable
- unable to be overcome; insuperableinvincible prejudices
Word Origin for invincible
Word Origin and History for invincibility
1670s, from invincible + -ity.
invincible
early 15c., from Middle French invincible (14c.) or directly from Latin invincibilis "unconquerable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + vincibilis "conquerable," from vincere "to overcome" (see victor). Related: Invincibly. Noun meaning "one who is invincible" is from 1630s. Invincible ignorance is from Church Latin ignorantia invincibilis (Aquinas). Related: Invincibly.