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impenetrable

[ im-pen-i-truh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
  2. inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
  3. incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable:

    an impenetrable mystery.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  4. Physics. possessing impenetrability.


impenetrable

/ ɪˈɛɪٰəə /

adjective

  1. incapable of being pierced through or penetrated

    an impenetrable forest

  2. incapable of being understood; incomprehensible

    impenetrable jargon

  3. incapable of being seen through

    impenetrable gloom

  4. not susceptible to ideas, influence, etc

    impenetrable ignorance

  5. physics (of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱٰԱ, noun
  • ˌԱٰˈٲ, noun
  • ˈԱٰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ٰ··Ա noun
  • ··ٰ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of impenetrable1

1425–75; late Middle English impenetrabel < Latin Աٰ. See im- 2, penetrable
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Gurpreet entered the US on 15 January, five days before President Trump took office - believing that he had made it just in time, before the borders became impenetrable and rules became tighter.

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However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.

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“It’s really hard to build an impenetrable wall against our fears, but you don’t have to latch onto those fears and dwell on them either,” he added.

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The win is the first away from home for Sale, built on an impenetrable defensive display, and sees them move up to third in the Premiership table ahead of the rest of the weekend's matches.

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There are areas in Port-au-Prince which are under such tight gang control they are virtually impenetrable for the police.

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