invariable
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ / /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/ / /ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variable English invariable From in- + variable.
- Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
“Physical laws which are invariable.”
““A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action.”
- Constant.
- That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.
“The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variable English invariable From in- + variable.
- Something that does not vary; a constant.