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Meaning of 'impenetrable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impenetrable [ a.]
- Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.
- Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time.
- Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart.

Meaning of 'impenetrable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impenetrable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
Example in sentence:
  • an impenetrable fortress;
  • impenetrable rain forests
2 . impenetrable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
Example in sentence:
  • dense smoke;
  • heavy fog;
  • impenetrable gloom
Meaning (3):
- impossible to understand
Example in sentence:
  • impenetrable jargon

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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