vincible

[ vin-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being conquered or overcome:

   vincible fears.

vincible

/ ˈvɪnsɪbəl /

adjective

1. rare.
   capable of being defeated or overcome

Derived Forms

• ˌvinciˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• vinci·bili·ty vinci·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vincible¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vincible¹

C16: from Latin vincibilis, from vincere to conquer

Example Sentences

The thought of herself as vulnerable and vincible to the hostile sex had come upon the girl, fire-new, with disruptive force.

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But fortunately for my peace of mind, they finally proved vincible under the hot sun, and the distance we had to go to camp.

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The creditor was perhaps vincible by arguments and supplications.

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You are a man imbued by errors, and vincible by slight temptations.

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