Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inviolability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: in-vi-o-la-bil-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Presidential acts of forgiveness in America seldom rattle confidence in the integrity of the judicial system or the inviolability of the rule of law."

Etymology

From Middle French inviolabilité, from Latin inviolabilitas.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inviolabilities (plural)

Questions

What does inviolability mean?: The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.
Where does inviolability come from?: From Middle French inviolabilité, from Latin inviolabilitas.

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