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impervious

[im-pur-vee-uhs]
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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.

RELATED WORDS

impenetrable, resistant, invulnerable, inaccessible, immune, unmoved, unaffected, impassable, hermetic, impassive, impermeable, sealed, tight, unapproachable, unreceptive, watertight

Nearby words

  1. impertinency,
  2. impertinent,
  3. impertinently,
  4. imperturbable,
  5. imperturbation,
  6. impetiginous,
  7. impetigo,
  8. impetigo herpetiformis,
  9. impetigo neonatorum,
  10. impetigo vulgaris
Also im·per·vi·a·ble [im-pur-vee-uh-buhl] /ɪmˈpɜr vi ə bəl/.

Origin of impervious

From the Latin word impervius, dating back to 1640–50. See im-2, pervious
Related formsim·per·vi·ous·ly, adverbim·per·vi·ous·ness, noun
Can be confusedimpermeable impervious
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British Dictionary definitions for impervious

impervious

imperviable

adjective

not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable
(often postpositive foll by to) not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to)impervious to argument
Derived Formsimperviously, adverbimperviousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for impervious

impervious

adj.

1640s, from Latin impervius "that cannot be passed through," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pervius "letting things through," from per "through" + via "road." Related: Imperviously; imperviousness.

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