invincible
nounEtymology From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) + vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).
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Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed, or killed.
invincible
adjUK /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ · US /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/
Etymology From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) + vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).
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Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
- You know our armie is inuincible: As many circumcized Turkes we haue, And warlike bands of Chriſtians renyed, As hath the Ocean or the Terrene ſea Small drops of water, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act (please specify |act=II or III), scene i:
- Nothing in this world could / Ever bring them down / Yeah, they're invincible / And she's just in the background2013 May 31, Echosmith, Jeffery David, and Jesiah Dzwonek, “Cool Kids”, in Talking Dreams, performed by Echosmith:
1 more example
- I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game2016, Sia, Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting, performed by Sia:
- Derived terms
- invincibility, invincible ignorance, invincibleness, invincibly, uninvincible