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indestructible

/ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
in-de-struc-tible
IPA
/ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible English indestructible From in- + destructible.

Derived Forms

indestructibility indestructibleness indestructibly

Frequently Paired Words

durable strong impenetrable

Synonyms

undestroyable undestructable unbreakable unruinable unwreckable durable perdurable

Antonyms

destructible destroyable breakable wreckable ruinable fragile inconstructible improducible unbuildable

Rhymes With

nondeductible

Questions

How do you pronounce indestructible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/.
What does indestructible mean?
Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.
Where does indestructible come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible English indestructible From in- + destructible.

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