adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
unbreakable comb
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: infrangible
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tough
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resilient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
the unbreakable spirit of the rebels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not able to be broken in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something that cannot be broken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unbreakable plastic dinnerwear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: breakable
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 break 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 unbreakable From un- + break + -able.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
нечуплив
(nečupliv)
— difficult or impossible to break
Catalan:
irrompible
— difficult or impossible to break
Catalan:
intrencable
— difficult or impossible to break
Danish:
ubrydelig
— difficult or impossible to break
Finnish:
rikkoutumaton
— difficult or impossible to break
French:
incassable
— difficult or impossible to break
German:
unzerbrechlich
— difficult or impossible to break
Greek:
άθραυστος
(áthrafstos)
— difficult or impossible to break
Ancient Greek:
ἄρρηκτος
(árrhēktos)
— difficult or impossible to break
Ancient Greek:
ἀαγής
(aagḗs)
— difficult or impossible to break
Hindi:
अभेद्य
(abhedya)
— difficult or impossible to break
Hungarian:
törhetetlen
— difficult or impossible to break
Italian:
infrangibile
— difficult or impossible to break
Latin:
infragilis
— difficult or impossible to break
Manx:
do-vrishey
— difficult or impossible to break
Norwegian Bokmål:
uknuselig
— difficult or impossible to break
Occitan:
incopable
— difficult or impossible to break
Occitan:
imbresable
— difficult or impossible to break
Polish:
niełamliwy
— difficult or impossible to break
Portuguese:
inquebrável
— difficult or impossible to break
Spanish:
irrompible
— difficult or impossible to break
Swedish:
okrossbar
— difficult or impossible to break
Turkish:
kırılmaz
— difficult or impossible to break
Ukrainian:
незла́мний
(nezlámnyj)
— difficult or impossible to break
Ukrainian:
нерозри́вний
(nerozrývnyj)
— difficult or impossible to break