vincible
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vincible
1540–50; < Latin vincibilis, equivalent to vinc ( ere ) to overcome + -ibilis -ible
Explanation
Vincible describes something that is easily overcome, like a young and inexperienced army or a mild fear of heights. You're probably more familiar with the antonym of vincible, the adjective invincible, which means "unbeatable." Its opposite is much more rarely used, but it can be useful for talking about something — or someone — that can be defeated. The Latin root word of vincible, vincere, means "to conquer," and it's also the origin of the words victor and victorious.
Example Sentences
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No team is invincible, as Hoffenheim’s upset helpfully demonstrated, but everyone else is a whole lot more vincible than Bayern is.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020
The disasters of war and its own in vincible stupidity finally brought down the czarist regime, to be replaced by a provisional government under the liberal-minded Prince Lvov, and then by Socialist Revolutionary Alexander Kerensky.
From Time Magazine Archive
To a man with enough boy in him to be a fan of the ever vincible Cubs, the offer was irresistible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hudson's canine grin and acting prowess render him a close second to the vincible puppy.
From Time Magazine Archive
I almost tremble to look at the strange partnerships that begin to be formed, reluctantly, but by the in vincible necessity of like to like in this part of the procession.
From Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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