vincible

American  

[vin-suh-buhl] / ˈvɪn sə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being conquered or overcome.

   vincible fears.

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vincible British  

/ ˈvɪnsɪbəl /

adjective

1. rare capable of being defeated or overcome

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Other Word Forms

• vincibility
  noun
• vincibleness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of vincible

1540–50; < Latin vincibilis, equivalent to vinc ( ere ) to overcome + -ibilis -ible

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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

See Examples For:

vincible

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

Even Congressman Robert Taft, Jr., son of the late Mr. Republican, chose not to challenge Lausche this year, despite early polls hinting that he might be vincible.

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

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

He then discusses the bearing of ignorance and error, vincible and invincible, and specially the case wherein an erroneous conscience extenuates.

From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Alexander Bain

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