indomitable
/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/
indomitable means incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished. It carries an Arena rating of 1750, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, indomitable ranks #6 of 7 for Ghost Positives, #693 of 13,217 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #891 of 13,217 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,036 of 13,217 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
indomitable is pronounced /ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/.
Why “indomitable” is a great word
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished. From Late Latin indomitābilis, from Latin in- ("not") + domitāre, frequentative of domāre ("to tame"). First recorded in English use 1625–35. Unlike "conquerable," which implies a final, strategic defeat, or "extinguishable," which suggests a flame that can be snuffed, indomitable describes an inherent and absolute integrity. It is the granite core of a mountain that wears the wind to nothing, the deep-rooted will of a tree growing through stone, the steady pulse of a heart that does not know how to stop—a quiet testament that some forces are shaped not for victory, but for an endurance identical with existence itself.
Etymology
From Late Latin indomitābilis, from in- (“not”) + domitō, frequentative of domō (“to tame”). By surface analysis, in- + domitable.
adj
- Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.“Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.”
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