Infrangible
Adjective
- Unbreakable; inviolable.
Example Sentences
“The twin sisters have a close, infrangible bond.”
“Her values of honesty and compassion were infrangible, no matter how difficult her circumstances.”
“Marissa bought infrangible plates after her toddler accidentally broke one of her favorite dishes.”
Word Origin
Latin, late 16th century
Why this word?
This word came into English from French, but the original root is in the Latin “infrangibilis.” “In-” means “not” and “frangere” means “to break.” At first glance, it might be easy to mistake “infrangible” with the similarly spelled “intangible”; however, they have entirely different meanings and usages. To be infrangible is to be unbreakable, whereas something that’s intangible is unable to be broken, because it doesn’t have a physical presence.