Standard Lemma guide

unalienable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N EY1 L IY0 EH2 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 N EY1 L Y EH0 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not alienable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1776, July 4th, United States Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inalienable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inalienable

Antonyms: none provided

History

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- English alien 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 alienable English unalienable From un- + alienable.