adj
Meaning 1
Incapable of being altered, or of changing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unalterable
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adj
Meaning 2
Irreversible, irrevocable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not capable of being changed or altered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unalterable resolve
- an unalterable ground rule
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inalterable
Antonyms: alterable
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
remaining the same for indefinitely long times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: changeless
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
of a sentence; that cannot be changed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an unalterable death sentence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English alter 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 alterable English unalterable From un- + alterable.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неизменен (neizmenen) — incapable of being changed
- Bulgarian: непроменим (nepromenim) — incapable of being changed
- Catalan: inalterable — incapable of being changed
- French: inaltérable — incapable of being changed
- Georgian: შეუცვლელი (šeucvleli) — incapable of being changed
- Georgian: უცვლელი (ucvleli) — incapable of being changed
- Georgian: არაცვლადი (aracvladi) — incapable of being changed
- Georgian: შეუცვლადი (šeucvladi) — incapable of being changed
- Georgian: უცვლადი (ucvladi) — incapable of being changed
- German: unumstößlich — incapable of being changed
- Greek: αμετάβλητος (ametávlitos) — incapable of being changed
- Ancient Greek: ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) — incapable of being changed
- Italian: inalterabile — incapable of being changed
- Portuguese: inalterável — incapable of being changed
- Spanish: inalterable — incapable of being changed