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invicto

undefeated

adjective een-BEEK-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin invictus ('unconquered'), from in- (not) + vincere (to conquer).

Usage Note

Invicto is used almost exclusively in sports and military contexts: el equipo se mantiene invicto ('the team remains unbeaten'). It is more formal and literary than the everyday sin derrotas. The feminine is invicta. It does not apocopate.

Examples

"El boxeador llegó invicto a la final del campeonato."

Natural Translation

The boxer reached the championship final undefeated.

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