Associations to the word «Inalienable»

Wiktionary

INALIENABLE, adjective. Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
INALIENABLE, adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts.

Dictionary definition

INALIENABLE, adjective. Incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights".
INALIENABLE, adjective. Not subject to forfeiture; "an unforfeitable right".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.