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Inextricable vs Inalienable - What's the difference?

inextricable | inalienable |

As adjectives the difference between inextricable and inalienable

is that inextricable is (of a knot etc) impossible to untie or disentangle while inalienable is inalienable.

inextricable

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (of a knot etc) impossible to untie or disentangle
  • (of a problem) impossible to solve
  • (of a maze etc) impossible to escape from

    • inalienable

    English

    (Inalienable possession) (way too much verbiage for a dictionary entry)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
    • inalienable right a right that cannot be given away
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts.

    • Usage notes

    While inalienable' and unalienable are today used interchangeably with '''''in alienable more common, the terms have historically sometimes been distinguished. “Unalienable” vs. “Inalienable”], [http://adask.wordpress.com/about/ Alfred Adask, Adask’s law, July 15, 2009, 3:56 PM

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (incapable of being alienated) (l)

    References