English Explanatory Dictionary

nonbreakable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not easily broken.

noun

Something that cannot be easily broken.

Word forms

nonbreakable non-breakable nonbreakables

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable.

Synonyms

unbreakable

Antonyms

breakable frangible fragile

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