different between invincible vs unassailable

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

un- +? assailable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??se?l?bl?/

Adjective

unassailable (comparative more unassailable, superlative most unassailable)

1. Secure against attack; impregnable.
2. (by extension) Undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible.

   Synonyms: incontestable, unopposable, impregnable, invulnerable

Derived terms

• unassailably
• unassailableness

Translations

Noun

unassailable (plural unassailables)

1. Something, such as a belief, that cannot be assailed.