indeclinable

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Adjective

indeclinable (not comparable)

1. That one cannot decline; unavoidable.
   • 1994, Helen R. Myers, To Wed at Christmas (page 101)

     He'd planned to work a double shift Friday night, but Gladys Silverman's indeclinable invitation threw a hefty wrench into David's plans.

2. (grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable.

Synonyms

• undeclinable

Translations

• French: indéclinable
• German: undeklinierbar, indeklinabel
• Portuguese: invariável, indeclinável
• Russian: несклоня́емый

Noun

indeclinable (plural indeclinables)

1. (grammar) A word that is not grammatically inflected.

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