impervious
[ im-pur-vee-uhs ]
/ ɪmˈpɜr vi əs /
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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.
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Also im·per·vi·a·ble [im-pur-vee-uh-buhl]. /ɪmˈpɜr vi ə bəl/.
OTHER WORDS FROM impervious
im·per·vi·ous·ly, adverbim·per·vi·ous·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impervious
impermeable, imperviousWords nearby impervious
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Example sentences from the Web for impervious
They found that they could compute the magic angle for one graphene stack after another with simple ratios that seemed impervious to the increasing complexities of the thicker systems.
No, that does not mean it will not break and no, that does not mean the rest of the phone is impervious to drops, scratches, and all other manners of misfortune.
British Dictionary definitions for impervious
impervious
imperviable
/ (ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs) /
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 forms of impervious
imperviously, adverbimperviousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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