invulnerable

[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.

2. proof against or immune to attack.

   A strong navy made Great Britain invulnerable.

3. not open to denial or disproof.

   an invulnerable argument.

invulnerable

/ ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl, -ˈvʌlnrəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally

2. incapable of being damaged or captured

   an invulnerable fortress

Other Word Forms

• invulnerability noun
• invulnerableness noun
• invulnerably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of invulnerable¹

From the Latin word invulnerābilis, dating back to 1585–95. See in- ³, vulnerable

Example Sentences

David Corenswet’s Clark Kent isn’t merely invulnerable; he’s also unyielding in his view that in an era defined by corporate cruelty, being nice is true punk rock.

From Salon

The goal of fascist leaders is to scare people into submission by seeming invulnerable and all-powerful.

From Salon

But that doesn’t mean the state is invulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times

From the outside, Didion seemed to be to be inscrutable, glamorous, insanely gifted and invulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times

No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times

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