impenetrable
[ im-pen-i-truh-buhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl /
adjective
not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable: an impenetrable mystery.
Physics. possessing impenetrability.
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Origin of impenetrable
SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable
OTHER WORDS FROM impenetrable
im·pen·e·tra·ble·ness, nounim·pen·e·tra·bly, adverbWords nearby impenetrable
impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate, imper., imperatival, imperative
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British Dictionary definitions for impenetrable
impenetrable
/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being pierced through or penetratedan impenetrable forest
incapable of being understood; incomprehensibleimpenetrable jargon
incapable of being seen throughimpenetrable gloom
not susceptible to ideas, influence, etcimpenetrable ignorance
physics (of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body
Derived forms of impenetrable
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