inalienable
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/ɪˈneɪ.lɪ.ə.nə.bəl/
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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
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(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
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(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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(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).”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”), equivalent to in- + alienable.
Words you can make from inalienable
159 playable · top: ALIENABLE (11 pts)
Best play alienable 11 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
33 words- ABELE 7 pts
- ALIBI 7 pts
- BANAL 7 pts
- BELIE 7 pts
- BELLE 7 pts
- BENNE 7 pts
- BENNI 7 pts
- BIALI 7 pts
- BINAL 7 pts
- BLAIN 7 pts
- BLINI 7 pts
- LABEL 7 pts
- LABIA 7 pts
- LEBEN 7 pts
- LIBEL 7 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ALLEE 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ILEAL 5 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LINEN 5 pts
- LININ 5 pts
4-letter words
43 words- ABLE 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BALL 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BEEN 6 pts
- BELL 6 pts
- BENE 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BILL 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- ABA 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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