unbreakable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unbreakable From un- + break + -able.
Meanings
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Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
unbreakable comb
His 14 singles titles still look like a typo even for those like me who have watched him build that probably unbreakable record, red brick by red brick.
2023 May 18, Christopher Clarey, “Even as He’s Out, Rafael Nadal Will Always Be a Part of the French Open”, in The New York Times:
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(figuratively) Resilient.
the unbreakable spirit of the rebels
- (of a horse) Not able to be broken in.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unbreakable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unbreakable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unbreakableness · unbreakability · sticks in a bundle are unbreakable · unbreakably
Hypernyms
Relateds
willful (horses or rebels) · invincible (horses or rebels) · indominable (horses or rebels) · free-spirited (horses or rebels) · unbroken
Synonyms
Translations (28)
sv okrossbar (difficult or impossible to break) · oc incopable (difficult or impossible to break) · uk нерозри́вний (difficult or impossible to break) · tr kırılmaz (difficult or impossible to break) · grc ἀαγής (difficult or impossible to break) · el άθραυστος (difficult or impossible to break) · gv do-vrishey (difficult or impossible to break) · es irrompible (difficult or impossible to break) · pl niezniszczalny ((figuratively) resilient) · uk незла́мний (difficult or impossible to break) · grc ἄρρηκτος (difficult or impossible to break) · la infragilis (difficult or impossible to break) · bg нечуплив (difficult or impossible to break) · pt inquebrável (difficult or impossible to break) · ca intrencable (difficult or impossible to break) · nb uknuselig (difficult or impossible to break) · pl niełamliwy (difficult or impossible to break) · it infrangibile (difficult or impossible to break) · fi rikkoutumaton (difficult or impossible to break) · ca irrompible (difficult or impossible to break) · oc imbresable (difficult or impossible to break) · fr incassable (difficult or impossible to break) · es inquebrantable ((figuratively) resilient) · da ubrydelig (difficult or impossible to break) · uk незла́мний ((figuratively) resilient) · hi अभेद्य (difficult or impossible to break) · hu törhetetlen (difficult or impossible to break) · de unzerbrechlich (difficult or impossible to break)