Definition of inalterable in English:
inalterable
adjective ɪnˈɔːlt(ə)rəb(ə)lɪnˈɒlt(ə)rəb(ə)lɪnˈɔltərəbəl
Unable to be changed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Letters, numerals, dots, squiggles and lines have inalterable meaning in the eye of the reader; each new combination and arrangement of these parts carries new visual and linguistic meaning.
- Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
- As a woman, I believe that the right to control my body is an inalterable right.
- Are things truly inalterable, rendering the erasure pointless?
- He explained: ‘We are facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.’
Derivatives
nounɪnɔːlt(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiɪnɒlt(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌɔlt(ə)rəˈbɪlədi
The belief in the inalterability and permanence of the symptoms underlies the hopelessness that is one of the most painful symptoms the authors describe: ‘It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul’.
adverbɪnˈɔːlt(ə)rəbliɪnˈɒlt(ə)rəbliɪnˈɔlt(ə)rəbli
Antoine tries to catch up with his wife at the station but is too late, leading to another bar detour and an encounter with a morose young man who inalterably changes the lives of the unhappily married couple.
Example sentencesExamples
- We've not only introduced new animals and plants, but we've also inalterably paved and built on vast expanses of former wilderness.
- The record spins slowly, wobbling on the turntable, emitting crackly waves of virtually unrecognizable music, the melodies inalterably splintered and the rhythms disrupted.
- And for those of us (a dwindling band) who as journalists covered the two conclaves that year, the memories are etched inalterably in our minds.
- But this isn't just a matter of a carefree spirit oppressed by the inalterably closed minds of a tight-knit, traditional community.
Definition of inalterable in US English:
inalterable
adjectiveɪnˈɔltərəbəlinˈôltərəbəl
Unable to be changed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Are things truly inalterable, rendering the erasure pointless?
- He explained: ‘We are facing a radical ideology with inalterable objectives: to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.’
- As a woman, I believe that the right to control my body is an inalterable right.
- Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
- Letters, numerals, dots, squiggles and lines have inalterable meaning in the eye of the reader; each new combination and arrangement of these parts carries new visual and linguistic meaning.