ADJECTIVE | all | unalienable, inalienable | incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another |
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Sounds | ahney'liyehnahbahl; ahney'lyehnahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another. | |
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Example | "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" | |
Synonym | inalienable | |
Narrower | absolute, infrangible, inviolable | not capable of being violated or infringed |
non-negotiable | Cannot be bought or sold | |
nontransferable, unassignable, untransferable | incapable of being transferred | |
See also | intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature |
Opposite | alienable | transferable to another owner |
Spanish | inalienable | |
Catalan | inalienable |
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