Incapable of being wounded

  • 1Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …

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  • 2invulnerable — a. 1. Incapable of being wounded, secure from injury, that cannot be wounded. 2. Unassailable, irrefragable, invincible, incontrovertible …

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  • 3invulnerable — /ɪnˈvʌlnrəbəl / (say in vulnruhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged. 2. proof against attack: invulnerable arguments. {Latin invulnerābilis not able to be wounded} –invulnerability /ɪnˌvʌlnrəˈbɪləti/ (say in.vulnruh… …

  • 4Invulnerable — In*vul ner*a*ble, a. [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invuln[ e]rable. See {In } not, and {Vulnerable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury. [1913 Webster] Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms.… …

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  • 5invulnerable — adjective Etymology: Latin invulnerabilis, from in + vulnerare to wound more at vulnerable Date: 1595 1. incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed 2. immune to or proof against attack ; impregnable • invulnerability noun • invulnerableness… …

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  • 6invulnerable — invulnerability, invulnerableness, n. invulnerably, adv. /in vul neuhr euh beuhl/, adj. 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 …

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  • 7invulnerable — adjective a) Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury; not vulnerable. b) Unanswerable; irrefutable; unable to be damaged by an attack or convinced; as, an invulnerable argument. See Also: invulnerability …

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  • 8vulnerable —    poor or inadequate    None of us is incapable of being wounded but some appear to be more at risk than others …

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  • 9invulnerable — in•vul•ner•a•ble [[t]ɪnˈvʌl nər ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged 2) immune to attack • Etymology: 1585–95; < L in•vul ner•a•bil′i•ty in•vul′ner•a•bly, adv …

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  • 10unwoundable — “+əbəl adjective Etymology: un (I) + wound + able : incapable of being wounded : invulnerable …

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