invulnerable

Adjective
US[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]/ˌɪnˈvʌlnɚəbəl/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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

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