unsinkable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ sink +‎ -able.

Adjective

unsinkable (comparative more unsinkable, superlative most unsinkable)

Of a ship: that cannot be sunk.
The Titanic was said to be unsinkable.
(figurative) That cannot be overcome or defeated.
unsinkable optimism
A piece of faeces that floats.

Translations

of a ship: that cannot be sunk

Finnish: uppoamaton (fi)
French: insubmersible (fr)
Greek: αβύθιστος (el) (avýthistos), ακαταβύθιστος (el) m (akatavýthistos)
Hungarian: elsüllyeszthetetlen (hu)
Irish: dobháite
Japanese: 不沈 (fuchin)
Latin: immersābilis
Manx: do-vaiht, do-vaih
Polish: niezatapialny (pl)
Russian: непотопля́емый (ru) (nepotopljájemyj)
Swedish: osänkbar (sv)
Ukrainian: непотоплюваний (nepotopljuvanyj)

A piece of faeces that floats.

US English: floater

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