Invulnerability

[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]

in·vul·ner·a·ble

[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
2.
proof against or immune to attack: A strong navy made Great Britain invulnerable.
3.
not open to denial or disproof: an invulnerable argument.

Origin:
1585–95; < Latin invulnerābilis. See in-3, vulnerable

in·vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty, in·vul·ner·a·ble·ness, noun
in·vul·ner·a·bly, adverb
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invulnerable (ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl, -ˈvʌlnrəbəl)
 
adj
1.  incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally
2.  incapable of being damaged or captured: an invulnerable fortress
 
invulnera'bility
 
n
 
in'vulnerableness
 
n
 
in'vulnerably
 
adv

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