indomitable
adjective/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl/
/ɪnˈdɑːmɪtəbl/
(formal, approving)- not willing to accept defeat, even in a difficult situation; very brave and determined
- an indomitable spirit
- an indomitable campaigner for human rights
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIndomitable is used with these nouns:- spirit
- will
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘untameable’): from late Latin indomitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + Latin domitare ‘to tame’.Definitions on the go
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