 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Invulnerable \In*vul"ner*a*ble\, adjective [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invuln['e]rable. See {In-} not, and {Vulnerable}.]
1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.
Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms. --Milton.
2. Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or convinced; as, an invulnerable argument.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
invulnerable
adjective: immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" [ant: {vulnerable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "invulnerable": armed, cloaked, copyrighted, covered, deathless, defended, dependable, fail-safe, firm, guaranteed, guarded, harmless, immortal, impenetrable, imperishable, impregnable, incontestable, incorruptible, indelible, indestructible, indomitable, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable, inextinguishable, insuperable, invincible, inviolable, irresistible, nonperishable, overpowering, overwhelming, patented, policed, protected, quenchless, reliable, resistless, riskless, safe, safeguarded, screened, sheltered, shielded, sound, stable, steady, trustworthy, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable, undampable, undangerous, undefeatable, undestroyable, undying, unhazardous, unperilous, unprecarious, unquenchable, unrisky, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, warranteed
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |