Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Incapable of being shaken: unshakable faith.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Incapable of being shaken. Also spelled unshakeable.
Wiktionary
- adj. That cannot be shaken or moved; unfaltering or unwavering.
- adj. Having no errors or loopholes; unassailable.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- adj. without flaws or loopholes
Etymologies
- un- + shake + -able (Wiktionary)
Examples
“In a statement afterward, the president spoke directly to U.S. troops in Iraq, pledging what he called his unshakable commitment to securing peace and adding the stakes are simply too high to just give up.”
“The normally dogged governor canceled his State of the State address Tuesday and took to the Assembly floor, choking up in an emotional eulogy for Mr. DeCroce, whom he called his "unshakable ally.”
“The country remains gripped in unshakable economic doldrums.”
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“Kidd again was unshakable from the line with 16 seconds to play.”
“Clinton plays down feud with Israel, calls ties 'unshakable' - Summary”
“That may be because there wasn't much of note about Thomas Mellon beyond his ability to make money and what the author refers to as his "unshakable misanthropy and strident elitism.”
“On Monday, the White House said Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about 20 minutes to discuss the way forward to direct negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians, and to reaffirm his "unshakable" commitment to Israel's security.”
“Obama argued that an "unshakable" devotion to the notion that all faiths are "welcome" is "essential to who we are," thus casting this as a larger argument over the bedrock moral principles that are the foundation of American identity.”
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