infrangible
/in'frændʤibl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not capable of being violated or infringed: Describes something, especially a right, law, or principle, that is absolute and cannot be broken or disregarded.
- Difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts: Describes a physical object or a conceptual series that is extremely strong, unbreakable, or indivisible.
Usage Examples
- Not capable of being violated:
- The treaty established infrangible borders between the two nations.
- Freedom of thought is considered an infrangible right in a democratic society.
- Difficult or impossible to break:
- The ancient artifact was made from an infrangible ceramic material.
- Their friendship formed an infrangible bond that lasted a lifetime.
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Philosophical Context: Often used in formal discourse to describe fundamental, inviolable principles.
- The constitution contains several infrangible guarantees for its citizens.
- Scientific or Technical Context: Can describe materials or structures with extreme durability.
- The new polymer is nearly infrangible under normal stress conditions.
Variants and Related Words
- Infrangibility (noun): The quality or state of being infrangible.
- The infrangibility of the law is a cornerstone of the justice system.
Synonyms
- Inviolable: Secure from violation or profanation.
- Unyielding: Not giving way to pressure; hard or solid.
- Indestructible: Not able to be destroyed.
- Sacrosanct: Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
Antonyms
- Frangible: Fragile; easily broken.
- Violable: Capable of being violated.
- Breakable: Capable of being broken.
Adjective
- not capable of being violated or infringed
- infrangible human rights
- difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts
- an infrangible series