invincible

  • 21invincible — invincibility, invincibleness, n. invincibly, adv. /in vin seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. 2. insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties. [1375 1425; late ME < LL invincibilis. See IN 3,&#8230; …

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  • 22invincible — in•vin•ci•ble [[t]ɪnˈvɪn sə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued 2) insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME &LT; LL invincibilis; see in 3 vincible in•vin&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23invincible — [[t]ɪnvɪ̱nsɪb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe an army or sports team as invincible, you believe that they cannot be defeated. When Sotomayor is on form he is virtually invincible. Syn: unbeatable Derived words: invincibility&#8230; …

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  • 24invincible — adjective 1 an invincible team, army etc is too strong to be destroyed or defeated: the once invincible East German athletics team 2 an invincible belief, attitude etc is extremely strong and cannot be changed: her invincible determination&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25invincible — in|vin|ci|ble [ınˈvınsıbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin vincere to defeat ] 1.) too strong to be destroyed or defeated ▪ an invincible army ▪ Young athletes think of themselves as invincible. 2.) an …

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  • 26invincible — /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl / (say in vinsuhbuhl) adjective 1. that cannot be conquered or vanquished: an invincible force. 2. insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties. –noun 3. someone who is invincible. {Middle English, from Latin invincibilis.&#8230; …

  • 27invincible — in|vin|ci|ble [ ın vınsəbl ] adjective 1. ) too strong to be defeated: Teams like the Bulls are not invincible. 2. ) FORMAL too strong to be changed: invincible prejudices ╾ in|vin|ci|bly adverb ╾ in|vin|ci|bil|i|ty noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28invincible — UK [ɪnˈvɪnsəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) too strong to be defeated Teams like the Wallabies are not invincible. 2) formal too strong to be changed invincible prejudices Derived words: invincibly adverb invincibility UK [ɪnˌvɪnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] / US&#8230; …

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  • 29invincible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin in + vincere to conquer more at victor Date: 15th century incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued < a&#8230; …

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  • 30invincible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ It is a secret weapon that will make us invincible …

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