invulnerableadj.n.

/ɪnˈvʌlnərəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin invulnerābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + vulnerābilis vulnerable adj.: compare French invulnerable (15–16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

A. adj.

1. Incapable of being wounded; not liable to be physically hurt or damaged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable

impassiblea1492

impatible?1541

proof1583

invulnerable1596

woundless1604

charmeda1616

unvulnerablea1616

inexposable1618

inobnoxious1659

impregnate1721

wreckless1822

uninjurable1846

immune1861

trouble-proof1878

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. iv. sig. Cc^v From his mothers wombe, which him did beare He was invulnerable made by Magicke leare.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 252 Our Cannons malice vainly shall be spent Against th'involnerable [printed th'involuerable] clouds of heauen.

a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) i. i. 7 As Fearless as if he were Invulnerable.

a1704 T. Brown Observ. in Virgil in Wks. (1707) I. i. 105 Homer..makes Achilles invulnerable every where but in his Heel.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 223/2 Ships..whose decks, even in iron-clads, are rarely invulnerable.

1962 Listener 29 Mar. 540/1 It is essential, isn't it, to have what are called ‘invulnerable strategic forces’?

1962 Listener 29 Mar. 554/1 The speediest possible development of ‘invulnerable’ nuclear retaliatory power.

1962 Listener 29 Mar. 554/1 The ‘increasingly invulnerable’ missile.

2. figurative. Incapable of being damaged or injuriously affected by attack; not effectively assailable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable

inexpugnablea1535

unassaultable1571

Achillean1579

impregnable1582

unassailable1596

invulnerable1663

inattackable1832

unpuncturable1891

storm-proof1911

1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 34 Never did Spirit of the Manly make..A temper more invulnerable take.

1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 23 Vanessa, tho' by Pallas taught, By Love invulnerable thought.

1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. III. 110 The genius of Hobbes was invulnerable to mere human opposition.

1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 44 A general proposition, not less important, and I think invulnerable.

B. n.

An invulnerable person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > invulnerable person

invulnerable1825

1825 Gentleman's Mag. 95 i. 358 Some hundreds assume the title of Invulnerables.

Derivatives

inˈvulnerableness n. = invulnerability n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability

impassibilitya1340

proofc1485

immunity?1567

unpassableness1645

impassiblenessa1656

invulnerableness1655

unwoundableness1661

invulnerability1775

fastness1864

1655 Bp. J. Prideaux Euchologia (1656) i. vi. 92 Powers..most dangerous..For their invulnerablenesse, they being Spirits.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Apr. 476 The invulnerableness of their skin was yet more extraordinary.

inˈvulnerably adv. so as to be invulnerable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adverb] > invulnerably

impregnably1602

inexpugnably1653

impassibly1677

invulnerably1847

unassailably1874

charmedly1876

untouchably1909

1847 A. Bennie Disc. iv. 67 Faith in Christ renders his life invulnerably secure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	invulnerable
释义	invulnerableadj.n. /ɪnˈvʌlnərəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin invulnerābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + vulnerābilis vulnerable adj.: compare French invulnerable (15–16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). A. adj. 1. Incapable of being wounded; not liable to be physically hurt or damaged. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable impassiblea1492 impatible?1541 proof1583 invulnerable1596 woundless1604 charmeda1616 unvulnerablea1616 inexposable1618 inobnoxious1659 impregnate1721 wreckless1822 uninjurable1846 immune1861 trouble-proof1878 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. iv. sig. Cc^v From his mothers wombe, which him did beare He was invulnerable made by Magicke leare. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 252 Our Cannons malice vainly shall be spent Against th'involnerable [printed th'involuerable] clouds of heauen. View more context for this quotation a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) i. i. 7 As Fearless as if he were Invulnerable. a1704 T. Brown Observ. in Virgil in Wks. (1707) I. i. 105 Homer..makes Achilles invulnerable every where but in his Heel. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 223/2 Ships..whose decks, even in iron-clads, are rarely invulnerable. 1962 Listener 29 Mar. 540/1 It is essential, isn't it, to have what are called ‘invulnerable strategic forces’? 1962 Listener 29 Mar. 554/1 The speediest possible development of ‘invulnerable’ nuclear retaliatory power. 1962 Listener 29 Mar. 554/1 The ‘increasingly invulnerable’ missile. 2. figurative. Incapable of being damaged or injuriously affected by attack; not effectively assailable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable inexpugnablea1535 unassaultable1571 Achillean1579 impregnable1582 unassailable1596 invulnerable1663 inattackable1832 unpuncturable1891 storm-proof1911 1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 34 Never did Spirit of the Manly make..A temper more invulnerable take. 1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 23 Vanessa, tho' by Pallas taught, By Love invulnerable thought. 1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. III. 110 The genius of Hobbes was invulnerable to mere human opposition. 1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 44 A general proposition, not less important, and I think invulnerable. B. n. An invulnerable person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > invulnerable person invulnerable1825 1825 Gentleman's Mag. 95 i. 358 Some hundreds assume the title of Invulnerables. Derivatives inˈvulnerableness n. = invulnerability n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability impassibilitya1340 proofc1485 immunity?1567 unpassableness1645 impassiblenessa1656 invulnerableness1655 unwoundableness1661 invulnerability1775 fastness1864 1655 Bp. J. Prideaux Euchologia (1656) i. vi. 92 Powers..most dangerous..For their invulnerablenesse, they being Spirits. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Apr. 476 The invulnerableness of their skin was yet more extraordinary. inˈvulnerably adv. so as to be invulnerable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adverb] > invulnerably impregnably1602 inexpugnably1653 impassibly1677 invulnerably1847 unassailably1874 charmedly1876 untouchably1909 1847 A. Bennie Disc. iv. 67 Faith in Christ renders his life invulnerably secure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.1596
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