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inalienable

adjective

in·​alien·​able (ˌ)i-ˈnāl-yə-nə-bəl How to pronounce inalienable (audio)
-ˈnā-lē-ə-nə-
: incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
inalienable rights
inalienability noun
inalienably
(ˌ)i-ˈnāl-yə-nə-blē How to pronounce inalienable (audio)
-ˈnā-lē-ə-nə-
adverb

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Alien, alienable, inalienable—it's easy enough to see the Latin word alius, meaning "other," at the root of these three words. Alien joined our language in the 14th century, and one of its earliest meanings was "belonging to another." By the early 1600s that sense of alien had led to alienable, an adjective describing something you can give away or transfer to another owner. The word unalienable came about as its opposite, but so did inalienable, a word most likely borrowed into English on its own from French. Inalienable is the more common form today, and although we often see both forms used to modify "rights," it was unalienable that was used in the Declaration of Independence to describe life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While some of the text is a high-minded defense of inalienable rights, much of it is a recitation of historic grievances. Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 That's probably why its pursuit is actually one of only three written down inalienable rights that we're endowed by a creator and that the government is obligated to protect. Rae Witte, Chron, 3 Sep. 2022 Beijing claims Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2022 Grift Capitalism is built on a strong foundation of four inalienable rights. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Beijing claims Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2022 The proper way to create an inalienable constitutional right is to amend the Constitution. WSJ, 29 June 2022 While some see guns as symbols of an inalienable constitutional right, others blame the gun industry for tens of thousands of violent deaths each year — homicides and suicides, family disputes turned deadly and horrific massacres at schools. Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 Beijing sees Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy of 24 million people, as an inalienable part of its territory and lashes out at any reference to it as a sovereign nation. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable alienable

First Known Use

circa 1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inalienable was circa 1645

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