inalienable, unalienable
(adjective) incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights”
unforfeitable, inalienable
(adjective) not subject to forfeiture; “an unforfeitable right”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inalienable (not comparable)
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
(grammar) 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.
While inalienable and unalienable are today used interchangeably (with inalienable the more common) the terms have historically sometimes been distinguished.
• unalienable
• (incapable of being alienated): alienable
Source: Wiktionary
In*al"ien*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + alienable: cf. F. inaliénable.]
Definition: Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
