Word of the Day 5.29.09

indomitable

in·dom·i·ta·ble (n-dm-t-bl)

adj.

Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.


[Late Latin indomitbilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin domitre, to tame, frequentative of domre, to subdue; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]


in·domi·ta·bili·ty, in·domi·ta·ble·ness n.

in·domi·ta·bly adv.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Adj. 1. indomitable – impossible to subdue

unconquerable – not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; “a tribute to his courage…and his unconquerable will”- R.E.Danielson; “faced unconquerable difficulties”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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