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incorruptible

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unbribable

Antonyms: corruptible

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not subject to corruption or decay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person whose body does not decompose after death, a sign of holiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

incapable of being morally corrupted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incorruptible, from Latin incorruptibilis. By surface analysis, in- + corruptible.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: непадкупны (njepadkupny) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Bulgarian: неподкупен (nepodkupen) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Catalan: incorruptible — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Dutch: onomkoopbaar — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Dutch: onkreukbaar — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Finnish: turmeltumaton — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • French: incorruptible — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • German: unbestechlich — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • German: nicht korrumpierbar — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • German: moralisch gefestigt — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • German: unkorrumpierbar — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Greek: άφθαρτος (áfthartos) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Greek: αδιάφθορος (adiáfthoros) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Italian: incorruttibile — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Polish: nieprzekupny — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Portuguese: incorruptível — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Russian: неподку́пный (nepodkúpnyj) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Spanish: incorruptible — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Swedish: omutlig — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Swedish: omutbar — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Ukrainian: непідку́пний (nepidkúpnyj) — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Welsh: anllygredig — incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted
  • Bulgarian: неразложим (nerazložim) — not subject to corruption or decay
  • Finnish: turmeltumaton — not subject to corruption or decay
  • German: unvergänglich — not subject to corruption or decay
  • German: unzerstörbar — not subject to corruption or decay
  • German: unverderblich — not subject to corruption or decay
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unriureis) — not subject to corruption or decay
  • Greek: άφθαρτος (áfthartos) — not subject to corruption or decay
  • Ancient Greek: ἄφθαρτος (áphthartos) — not subject to corruption or decay
  • Manx: neuvarvaanagh — not subject to corruption or decay