different between invincible vs brawny

English

Etymology

From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) +? vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?v?ns.?bl?/
• Rhymes: -?bl?

Adjective

invincible (not comparable)

1. Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

   Synonyms: unconquerable, undefeatable

   Antonyms: conquerable, defeatable, vincible, weak

Translations

Noun

invincible (plural invincibles)

1. Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed or killed.

   Antonym: vincible

Translations

Further reading

• invincible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• invincible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• invincible at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.v??.sibl/
• Homophone: invincibles

Adjective

invincible (plural invincibles)

1. invincible

Further reading

• “invincible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English brawny; equivalent to brawn +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b???ni/

Adjective

brawny (comparative brawnier, superlative brawniest)

1. Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 68:

2. Calloused; hardened.

Derived terms

• brawnily
• brawniness

Translations

Middle English

Etymology

From brawne +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?brau?ni?/

Adjective

brawny

1. muscular, muscly
2. (rare) fleshy (of fruit)

Descendants

• English: brawny

References

• “braun?, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.