inalienable

UK: /ɪnˈeɪljənəb^əl/

US: /ɪnˈeɪljənəbəl, -ˈeɪliə-/

US: (in āl′yə nə bəl, -ā′lē ə-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•al•ien•a•ble /ɪnˈeɪlyənəbəl, -ˈeɪliə-/   adj. 

1. not alienable; that cannot be taken away;
   not transferable to another:
   inalienable rights.

in•al•ien•a•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌeɪlyənəˈbɪlɪti, -ˌeɪliə-/  n. [uncountable]
in•al•ien•a•bly, adv. See -ali-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•al•ien•a•ble  (in āl′yə nə bəl, -ā′lē ə-), adj. 

1. not alienable;
   not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated:
   inalienable rights.

• in-³ + alienable 1635–45

in•al′ien•a•bil′i•ty, in•al′ien•a•ble•ness, n. 
in•al′ien•a•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

inviolable, absolute, unassailable, inherent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

inalienable / ɪnˈeɪljənəb^əl/ adjective

1. not able to be transferred to another; not alienable: the inalienable rights of the citizen

inˌalienaˈbility, inˈalienableness noun

inˈalienably adverb