impervious
[ im-pur-vee-uhs ]
/ ɪmˈpɜr vi əs /
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
intransigence, friction, counteraction, obstruction, battle, check, shield, support, fight, holding, immunity, contention, combat, screen, refusal, watch, detention, protection, struggle, defiance
Nearby words
- impertinency,
- impertinent,
- impertinently,
- imperturbable,
- imperturbation,
- impetiginous,
- impetigo,
- impetigo herpetiformis,
- impetigo neonatorum,
- impetigo vulgaris
Also im·per·vi·a·ble [im-pur-vee-uh-buhl] /ɪmˈpɜr vi ə bəl/.
Origin of impervious
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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
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impervious
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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