Invariable Meaning
/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
adjConstant.
Sentence Examples
In Toki Pona, all words are invariable.
A conjunction is an invariable word that links two ideas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather in this desert is ____; it is always hot and dry every single day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The laws of physics are ____, meaning that they remain the same throughout the entire universe.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Physical laws which are invariable."
— 1860, Isaac Taylor, Ultimate Civilisation:
"“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."
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
"The rebuilt "Merchant Navy" Pacifics have the monopoly of these workings, and Mr. C. K. Dunkley writes that as a result of their reduced water consumption, as compared with the unrebuilt engines, some engine-crews no longer spend time taking water at Southampton Central, the invariable practice previously."
— 1957 October 26, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 714:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather in this desert is ____; it is always hot and dry every single day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The laws of physics are ____, meaning that they remain the same throughout the entire universe.