inviolable
Syllables: in·vi·o·la·ble/ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
inviolable adjective: not violable; not to be infringed.
Adjective
inviolable (comparative more inviolable, superlative most inviolable)
- Not violable; not to be infringed.
- But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.a. 1682, Sir Thomas Browne, “Christian Morals”, in Henry Gardiner, editor, Religio Medici, together with a Letter to a Friend on the Death of His Intimate Friend and Christian Morals, London: W....
- Synonyms:
- unbreakable, unbreachable, infrangible
- Antonyms:
- incompliable, violable, breakable
- Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- Synonyms:
- holy, sacred, sacrosanct
- Antonyms:
- violable
- Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
- Synonyms:
- invincible, unassailable
- Antonyms:
- invadable
inviolable meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
inviolable in Tamil
- மீறக் கூடாத, கடக்கக் கூடாத, தள்ளக்கூடாத, அவமதிக்கக் கூடாத, அசுத்தமாக்கப்படக் கூடாத
inviolable in Bengali
- inviolable, sacrosanct, insurmountable, impassable
- অলঙ্ঘ্য oloṅgho
inviolable in Malayalam
- unalterable, inalienable, absolute
- അലംഘ്യമായ, പവിത്രത ലംഘിക്കരുതാത്ത, അതിക്രമിക്കാൻ പാടില്ലാത്ത, കെെമാറ്റം ചെയ്യുവാൻ പാടില്ലാത്ത, അന്യാധീനപ്പെടുത്താൻ വഹിയാത്ത, കേവലമായ
inviolable in Kannada
- ಮೀರಬಾರದ, ಕೆಡಿಸಬಾರದ, ಮೀರಲಾಗದ, ಅನುಲ್ಲಂಘನೀಯ, ಪವಿತ್ರ, ಪರಮಪಾವನ
Examples of inviolable in a sentence
- One more request, and I am lost, / If you its earnest prayer deny ; / It is, that you preserve the most / Inviolable secrecy / As to my plan.1828, Thomas Castaly, “The Recorder”, in Fanny with Other Poems, page 87:
- Jones, having obtained your promise of inviolable secrecy, I come down to the essential point."1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
- These rules of conduct ensure a voice for each family within our society and gives them certain inviolable rights..."2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Charter Governing Citizens of...
Synonyms of inviolable
Antonyms
Forms of inviolable
| comparative | more inviolable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inviolable |
Origin of inviolable
From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). Equivalent to in- + violable. Piecewise doublet of unviolable.
Words formed from inviolable
Questions about inviolable
- What does inviolable mean?
- Inviolable means not violable; not to be infringed.
- What is inviolable in Tamil?
- Inviolable in Tamil is மீறக் கூடாத, கடக்கக் கூடாத, தள்ளக்கூடாத. See Inviolable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use inviolable in a sentence?
- One more request, and I am lost, / If you its earnest prayer deny ; / It is, that you preserve the most / Inviolable secrecy / As to my plan.
- What part of speech is inviolable?
- Inviolable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inviolable?
- Inviolable is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/.
Words near inviolable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inviolable (page history and authors); inviolable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অলঙ্ঘ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); inviolable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inviolable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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