English Explanatory Dictionary

unbreakable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
  2. Resilient.
  3. Not able to be broken in.
noun
  1. Something that cannot be broken.

Word forms

unbreakable more unbreakable most unbreakable unbreakables

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unbreakable From un- + break + -able.

Synonyms

infrangible

Antonyms

breakable fragile

Related words

unbroken free-spirited indominable invincible willful

Derived words

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable unbreakability unbreakableness unbreakably
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