Other Words from indomitable

indomitability \ (ˌ)in-ˌdä-mə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

indomitableness \ in-ˈdä-mə-tə-bəl-nəs

\ noun

indomitably \ in-ˈdä-mə-tə-blē

\ adverb

Your Knowledge of Indomitable Cannot Be Tamed

The prefix in- means "not" in numerous English words (think of indecent, indecisive, inconvenient, and infallible). When in- teamed up with the Latin domitare ("to tame"), the result was a word meaning "unable to be tamed." Indomitable was first used in English in the 1600s as a synonym of wild, but over time the wildness associated with indomitable developed into a specific kind of strength. By the 1800s, indomitable was being used for people whose courage and persistence helped them to succeed in difficult situations.

Examples of indomitable in a Sentence

an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life

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