unalienable

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/ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/

adjective

Not alienable.

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inalienableabsoluteinfrangibleinviolablenon-negotiablenontransferableunassignableuntransferable
OriginEnglish alienable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunalienable (comparative more unalienable, superlative most unalienable)

comparative more unalienable · superlative most unalienable

  1. Not alienable.

    1776, July 4th, United States Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

    Synonyms: inalienable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot alienable.

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inalienable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveincapable of being repudiated or transferred to another

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inalienableabsoluteinfrangibleinviolablenon-negotiablenontransferableunassignableuntransferable
Also see
absoluteinalienableinfrangibleinviolablenonalienablenontransferableunassignableuntransferable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishalien
  9. Englishalienable
  10. Englishunalienable

From un- + alienable.

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APA

unalienable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalienable

MLA

“unalienable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalienable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unalienable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalienable.

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