different between inviolable vs irrefrangible

English

Etymology

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”), from viol? (“violate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?va??l?bl?/
• Hyphenation: in?vi?o?la?ble

Adjective

inviolable (comparative more inviolable, superlative most inviolable)

1. Not violable; not to be infringed.

   Synonyms: unbreakable, unbreachable

   Antonyms: (incapable of being complied) incompliable, (capable of being violated) violable, (capable of being violated) breakable

2. Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

   Synonyms: holy, sacred, sacrosanct

   Antonym: violable

3. Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

   Synonyms: invincible, unassailable

   Antonym: invadable

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References

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

French

Etymology

From Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.vj?.labl/
• Homophone: inviolables

Adjective

inviolable (plural inviolables)

1. inviolable

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbjo?lable/, [?m.bjo?la.??le]

Adjective

inviolable (plural inviolables)

1. inviolable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????f?ænd??b?l/

Adjective

irrefrangible (comparative more irrefrangible, superlative most irrefrangible)

1. Not to be broken or transgressed against; inviolable.
2. (physics) Incapable of being refracted.

   Antonym: refrangible

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