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impervious
[ im-pur-vee-uhs ]
adjective
- not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable:
The coat is impervious to rain.
- incapable of being injured or impaired:
impervious to wear and tear.
- incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected:
impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering.
Synonyms: ,
impervious
/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ±èɜ˱¹ÉªÉ™²õ /
adjective
- not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable
- often postpositivefoll byto not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to)
impervious to argument
Derived Forms
- ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ð°ù±¹¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
- ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ð°ù±¹¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ùv¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
- ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ùv¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of impervious1
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Example Sentences
When life hits you say, “I’m not impervious to life.â€
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.
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?
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.
Science done right, like nature itself, is impervious to ideology.
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