unsinkable

English

Etymology

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.
(figuratively) That cannot be overcome or defeated.
unsinkable optimism

Translations

of a ship: that cannot be sunk

Finnish: uppoamaton (fi)
French: insubmersible (fr)
Greek: αβύθιστος (el) (avýthistos)

Hungarian: elsüllyeszthetetlen (hu)
Japanese: 不沈 (fuchin)
Russian: непотопля́емый (ru) (nepotopljájemyj)

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