inalienable

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13
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18
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11
Pronunciation
/ɪˈneɪ.lɪ.ə.nə.bəl/ (UK)
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/ɪˈneɪ.lɪ.ə.nə.bəl/ (UK) · /ɪˈneɪ.li.ə.nə.bəl/ (US)

Definition of inalienable

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
    “Near-synonyms: indelible, unsurrenderable, permanent”
    “An inalienable right is a right that cannot be given away nor taken away.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
    “Near-synonyms: indelible, unsurrenderable, permanent”
    “An inalienable right is a right that cannot be given away nor taken away.”
  2. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts, regarding permanence.
    “Just as some languages have a "be" for permanent states (which are essential) and a different "be" for temporary states (which are incidental), some languages have a "have" for unchangeable possession (which is inalienable) and a different "have" for changeable possession (which is alienable).”

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Etymology

Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”), equivalent to in- + alienable.

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