adj
Meaning 1
That cannot be sunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sinkproof
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
That cannot be sunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sinkproof
Antonyms: none provided
adj
That cannot be overcome or defeated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A ship that was designed to be unsinkable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
incapable of being sunk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sinkable
History
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 sink 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 unsinkable From un- + sink + -able.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.