undefeatableness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌndɪˈfiːtəbəlnəs/
- /ˌʌndəˈfiːtəbəlnəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English undefeatable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English undefeatableness From undefeatable + -ness.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) The quality of being undefeatable.
It is a standing temptation, to confuse the undefeatableness of total love with the vicious vindictiveness of man's projected malice — to confuse negative...
1954, Bruno de Jésus-Marie., Love and Violence, page 249:His life and the lives of all his fellow officers had been devoted to the service of Airways since childhood, its might and its undefeatableness had been...
1933, Michael Arlen., Man's Morality: A Story, page 19:October 29, When you attain a sense of undefeatableness, you will always be high-spirited and confident.
1990, Norman Vincent Peale., Have a Great Day, page 117: