unbreakable

adj, noun — 4 senses

unbreakable

adj

Etymology From un- + break + -able.

1

Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.

  • unbreakable comb
  • His 14 singles titles still look like a typo even for those like me who have watched him build that probably unbreakable record, red brick by red brick.2023 May 18, Christopher Clarey, “Even as He’s Out, Rafael Nadal Will Always Be a Part of the French Open”, in The New York Times:
2

Figuratively Resilient.

  • the unbreakable spirit of the rebels
3

Of a horse Not able to be broken in.

Antonyms
breakable, fragile
Derived terms
sticks in a bundle are unbreakable, unbreakability, unbreakableness, unbreakably
Related terms
unbroken, free-spirited, indominable, invincible, willful

unbreakable

noun

Etymology From un- + break + -able.

1

Something that cannot be broken.

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