Unconquerable
[ʌn'kɒŋk(ə)rəb(ə)l] or [ʌn'kɑŋkərəbl]
Definition
(adj.) not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; 'a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will'- R.E.Danielson; 'faced unconquerable difficulties' .
Typist: Zamenhof--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not conquerable; indomitable.
Inputed by Andre
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Invincible, indomitable.[2]. Insuperable, insurmountable.
Typist: Serena
Definition
adj. that cannot be conquered or brought under control.—n. Uncon′querableness.—adv. Uncon′querably.—adj. Uncon′quered.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- As I pressed her dear lips to mine the old feeling of unconquerable power and authority rose in me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But unfortunately Demi's most unconquerable prejudice was against going to bed, and that night he decided to go on a rampage. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Newcomen and Watt had not then demonstrated that steam was not unconquerable, but the hitching it to the slow barge and the rapid car was yet to come. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Not only the prejudices of the public, but, what is much more unconquerable, the private interests of many individuals, irresistibly oppose it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Never, until I saw you fight, had I seen one who seemed unconquerable even in the face of great odds. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It seemed as if her heart in her breast were a second unconquerable sun, into the glow and creative strength of which he plunged further and further. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And she felt in her soul an unconquerable desire for deep violence against him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I shuddered at the thought, but of a sudden the old fire of unconquerable self-confidence surged through me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Editor: Olaf