indefectible

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/ɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl/

adjective

Having the ability to resist defect or failure, permanent, lasting.

Similar
enduringflawless
OriginEnglish defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō →
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Meanings

adjectiveindefectible (comparative more indefectible, superlative most indefectible)

comparative more indefectible · superlative most indefectible

  1. Having the ability to resist defect or failure, permanent, lasting.

    Synonyms: enduring

  2. Without flaw or defect, perfect.

    Synonyms: flawless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the ability to resist defect or failure, permanent, lasting.

Similar
enduring

adjectiveWithout flaw or defect, perfect.

Similar
flawless
Also see
flawless

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  16. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  17. Latinfacio
  18. Latindēficiō
  19. Latindēfectus
  20. Englishdefect
  21. Englishindefectible

From in- + defect + -ible.

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APA

indefectible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indefectible

MLA

“indefectible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indefectible. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indefectible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indefectible.

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