impenetrability

[ im-pen-i-truh-bil-i-tee, im-pen- ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being impenetrable.

  2. Physics. that property of matter by virtue of which two bodies cannot occupy the same space simultaneously.

Origin of impenetrability

1
First recorded in 1655–65; impenetr(able) + -ability

Words Nearby impenetrability

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How to use impenetrability in a sentence

  • If on the contrary they join impenetrability to the three dimensions, they are no more talking about something simple.

    Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)
  • A sudden shadow passed over his face, giving it a strange pallor and impenetrability.

    The Sorrows of Satan | Marie Corelli
  • Sydney Smith's aspersions upon the impenetrability of the Scotch skull are well known, though their justice may be questioned.

    Thirty | Howard Vincent O'Brien
  • Nothing could help it on better with the public than the impenetrability of the secret attached to it.

  • You wrap yourself in impenetrability and expect the world to be clairvoyant.

    Edgar Saltus: The Man | Marie Saltus