infrangible
- adjective
- /ɪnˈfræn.dʒə.bəl/
- The diamond is known for its infrangible qualities, making it one of the hardest materials on Earth.
Examples
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Yet in comparing his love for Josette to the infrangible union between friends, the lover confesses the extent to which their communion had been violent.
Academic text (1998) -
"... worldliness, circumstantiality, the text's status as an event having sensuous particularity as well as historical contingency, are considered to be incorporated in the text, an infrangible part of its capacity for conveying and producing meaning.
Blog text (3) -
The bonds of family can be infrangible, often enduring through many challenges and hardships.
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Her determination to succeed was infrangible, driving her to pursue her goals no matter the obstacles.
Synonyms
Cannot be divided and kept apart, like joined parts or very close friends
Very hard to break or damage
Very strong and hard to damage in normal use
Cannot be split into parts
Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage
Not easy to break, even if dropped
Not able to be broken or damaged
Very hard to break by pressing or hitting
Not easy to rip, like strong paper or a very close relationship
Antonyms
How Breakable
Surface Forms
Morphology
infrangible = frangible (semi-transparent) = in + frang + ible
For learners who know 'frangible', adding negative 'in-' gives the straightforward meaning 'not frangible'.
Etymology
Infrangible combines in- ('not') and frangere ('to break'), the same root you see in fragile and fracture. So an infrangible thing is 'not able to be broken' or separated, like an unbreakable bond.