Meanings
adjectiveunviolable (comparative more unviolable, superlative most unviolable)
comparative more unviolable · superlative most unviolable
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishviolable
- Englishunviolable
From un- + violable. Piecewise doublet of inviolable.
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APA
unviolable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviolable
MLA
“unviolable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviolable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unviolable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviolable.
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