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impervious

[ im-pur-vee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable:

    The coat is impervious to rain.

  2. incapable of being injured or impaired:

    impervious to wear and tear.

  3. incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected:

    impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering.

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impervious

/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ±èɜ˱¹ÉªÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable
  2. often postpositivefoll byto not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to)

    impervious to argument

“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

  • ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ð°ù±¹¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
  • ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ð°ù±¹¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ùv¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ùv¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of impervious1

From the Latin word impervius, dating back to 1640–50. See im- 2, pervious
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When life hits you say, “I’m not impervious to life.â€

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Inspired by his travels in the Iranian desert, he devised a structure that could be built using both soil from the immediate area and prolonged exposure to fire to make it impervious to the elements.

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One final question deserves our attention: If the rich are so good at designing impervious automated homes, why can’t they build a better world for all of us?

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Nothing or no one seemed capable of stopping Watkins, who appeared, for a stretch to be operating on a different plane, impervious to whatever the Bruins threw at her.

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Science done right, like nature itself, is impervious to ideology.

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