indomitableness

noun

as in impenetrability

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  1. impenetrability
  2. invincibility
  3. immunity
Noun
  • What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • The sense of invincibility when Schlittler takes the ball is unlike anything the Yankees have felt in years, including during Gerrit Cole’s 2023 Cy Young season.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Participants, mostly males 14 to 20 years old, are drawn to the thrills of the jump amplified by social media and anchored by a feeling of invincibility.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of invincibility
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  • In the case of social media and Section 230, the immunity was that the platforms would not be responsible for the speech of the users.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Flu seasons can vary widely in their timing and severity, depending in part on which strains are circulating and how much immunity people have from previous infections and how well the vaccine is matched to circulating viruses.
    — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of immunity
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“Indomitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indomitableness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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