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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.