inviolate

[ in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
2. undisturbed; untouched.
3. unbroken.
4. not infringed.

inviolate

/ ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc
2. a less common word for inviolable

Derived Forms

• inˈviolacy, noun
• inˈviolately, adverb

Other Words From

• in·vi·o·la·cy [in-, vahy, -, uh, -l, uh, -see], in·vio·late·ness noun
• in·vio·late·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inviolate¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable. See in- ³, violate

Example Sentences

If there’s one inviolate truth in media and advertising these days, it’s that a lot of consumer behavior has changed dramatically since the start of the global pandemic.

From Digiday

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