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unalienable (언-에일-여-너-블 (강세: 에일))impossible to take away or give up; inherent and permanent

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to take away or give up; inherent and permanent

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/

Korean meaning: 양도할 수 없는, 빼앗을 수 없는, 타고난

Korean pronunciation: 언-에일-여-너-블 (강세: 에일)

Example Sentences

  • My mom thinks her right to check my phone is unalienable, but I disagree.
  • The constitution guarantees certain unalienable rights to all citizens.
  • He considered his daily coffee an unalienable necessity of life.

unalienable

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl//

impossible to take away or give up; inherent and permanent

unalienable concept
💡 Concept

Rights that cannot be taken away

unalienable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Human rights are reliable and undeniable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootalien
Suffix--able

Origin

라틴어에서 시작된 이 단어는 '부정접두사 un- + 양도하다는 뜻의 alien + 가능접미사 -able'이 합쳐져서 만들어졌습니다. 미국 독립선언서에서 유명해진 단어로, 토마스 제퍼슨이 사용하면서 정치철학 용어가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

undeniablereliableviable
undeniable
reliable
viable

🔗Collocations

unalienable rights
unalienable human dignity
unalienable freedom
unalienable property
constitutionally unalienable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom thinks her right to check my phone is unalienable, but I disagree.

The constitution guarantees certain unalienable rights to all citizens.

😄 Fun example

He considered his daily coffee an unalienable necessity of life.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

inalienableinherentinviolablesacredfundamental

Antonyms

transferablealienablenegotiable

Related

constitutionalnatural rightsfundamentalinherent

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