unbreakableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbreɪkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbreɪkəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and break v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, break v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + break v. + -able suffix. Compare later breakable adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > whole or intact > unbreakable, etc.

unbreakable?a1505

inviolable1530

unviolable1565

infrangible1598

infringible1600

unfrangible1601

untearable1648

irruptible1835

unburstable1890

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [adjective] > incapable of decipherment

indecipherable1802

unbreakable1929

a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice 405 in Poems (1981) 146 Hard is thy law, thi bandis vnbrekable.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irrefragable,..vnbreakable.

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 130 He made earth,..Lined it with fire, and round its heart-fire bowed Rock-ribs unbreakable.

1890 Spectator 20 Sept. 374/2 This Moloch that devours young girls' lives is an idol that appears unbreakable.

1929 T. M. Johnson Our Secret War iv. 180 Is there an unbreakable code?

1944 H. McCloy Panic 73 There's no such thing as an unbreakable cipher!

1963 R. V. Jones in Brown & Foote Early Eng. & Norse Studies 223 An unbreakable W/T code.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbreakable
释义	unbreakableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbreɪkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈbreɪkəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and break v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, break v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + break v. + -able suffix. Compare later breakable adj. (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > whole or intact > unbreakable, etc. unbreakable?a1505 inviolable1530 unviolable1565 infrangible1598 infringible1600 unfrangible1601 untearable1648 irruptible1835 unburstable1890 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [adjective] > incapable of decipherment indecipherable1802 unbreakable1929 a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice 405 in Poems (1981) 146 Hard is thy law, thi bandis vnbrekable. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irrefragable,..vnbreakable. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 130 He made earth,..Lined it with fire, and round its heart-fire bowed Rock-ribs unbreakable. 1890 Spectator 20 Sept. 374/2 This Moloch that devours young girls' lives is an idol that appears unbreakable. 1929 T. M. Johnson Our Secret War iv. 180 Is there an unbreakable code? 1944 H. McCloy Panic 73 There's no such thing as an unbreakable cipher! 1963 R. V. Jones in Brown & Foote Early Eng. & Norse Studies 223 An unbreakable W/T code. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1505
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