unconquerable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ conquerable

Adjective

unconquerable (not comparable)

1. Not conquerable; indomitable.

   Synonym: inconquerable

   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “The Spirit of Life”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, pages 282–283:

     Be careful when power comes to thee also, lest thou too shouldst smite in thine anger or thy jealousy, for unconquerable strength is a sore weapon in the hands of erring man.

Related terms

• unconquerability

Translations

not conquerable

• Esperanto: nekonkerebla
• Greek: ακαταμάχητος (el) (akatamáchitos)

  Ancient Greek: ἀκαταγώιστος (akatagṓistos)

• Irish: dochloíte, doleigheasta, dosháraithe, doshásaithe
• Latin: impenetrabilis
• Spanish: inconquistable (es)

References

• “unconquerable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “unconquerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.