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- Dictionaryimpenetrable/ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/
adjective
- 1. impossible to pass through or enter: "a dark, impenetrable forest" Similar Opposite
- 2. impossible to understand: "her expression was impenetrable" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ɪmˈpen.ɪ.trə.b ə l / us / ɪmˈpen.ə.trə.b ə l / Add to word list. impossible to see through or go through: Outside, the fog was thick and impenetrable. an impenetrable barrier. Synonyms. impermeable. impervious (SUBSTANCE) specialized. Compare. waterproof adjective. watertight (NO WATER) weatherproof adjective. Opposite.
The meaning of IMPENETRABLE is incapable of being penetrated or pierced. How to use impenetrable in a sentence.
impossible to see through or go through: Outside, the fog was thick and impenetrable. an impenetrable barrier. Synonyms. impermeable. impervious (SUBSTANCE) specialized. Compare. waterproof adjective. watertight (NO WATER) weatherproof adjective. Opposite. permeable formal. impossible to understand:
adjective. not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc. inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc. incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable: an impenetrable mystery. Synonyms: hidden, obscure, mysterious, incomprehensible. Antonyms: lucid, clear. Physics. possessing impenetrability. impenetrable. / ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl /
If you describe something such as a barrier or a forest as impenetrable, you mean that it is impossible or very difficult to get through. ...the Caucasus range, an almost impenetrable barrier between Europe and Asia.
Impenetrable describes something that's impossible to get through. Whether it's a brick wall or a difficult reading passage, something impenetrable won't let you in.
1. incapable of being penetrated, pierced, or entered. 2. unsympathetic to ideas or influences. 3. incapable of being understood; unfathomable: an impenetrable mystery. 4. possessing impenetrability.
Definition of impenetrable adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary Meanings. Impenetrable Definition. ĭm-pĕnĭ-trə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Impossible to penetrate or enter. An impenetrable fortress. American Heritage. That cannot be penetrated or passed through. An impenetrable jungle. Webster's New World.
adjective. 1. that cannot be penetrated or passed through. an impenetrable jungle. 2. that cannot be solved or understood; unfathomable; inscrutable. 3. unreceptive to ideas, impressions, influences, etc. 4. Physics. having that property of matter by which two bodies are prevented from occupying the same space at the same time.
