invulnerable
AdjectiveUS[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]/ˌɪnˈvʌlnɚəbəl/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- immune to attack; impregnable“gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs”Opposite vulnerableSimilar impregnable, defendable, tight, sheltered, airtight, untouchable, bombproof, entrenchedSee also unconquerable, protected, safe, secure
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·vul′ner·a·ble adjective
Origin: L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invulnérable. See In- not, and Vulnerable.
1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms.— John Milton
2. Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or convinced; as, an invulnerable argument.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54