- Impossible to penetrate or enter: an impenetrable fortress.
- Impossible to understand; incomprehensible: impenetrable jargon.
- Impervious to sentiment or argument: an impenetrable heart.
impenetrably im·pen'e·tra·bly adv.
Dictionary:
im·pen·e·tra·ble (ĭm-pĕn'ĭ-trə-bəl) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: impenetrable |
adjective
| Antonyms: impenetrable |
Definition: dense
Antonyms: clear, penetrable, permeable, porous, soft, sparse, thin
adj
Definition: incomprehensible
Antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable, understandable
| Word Tutor: impenetrable |
We can see well into the past; we can guess shrewdly into the future; but that which is rolled up and muffled in impenetrable folds is today.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist and lecturer.
| Translations: Impenetrable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uigennemtrængelig, uforståelig, upåvirkelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
ondoordringbaar, ontoegankelijk, ondoorgrondelijk
Français (French)
adj. - impénétrable, insondable, hermétique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unzugänglich, undurchdringlich, unergründlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιαπέραστος, ανεξιχνίαστος
Italiano (Italian)
inaccessibile, impenetrabile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impenetrável
Русский (Russian)
непроницаемый, недоступный, беспросветный, не поддающийся влиянию
Español (Spanish)
adj. - impenetrable, inaccesible, hermético
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ogenomtränglig (äv. bildl.), outgrundlig, otillgänglig, känslolös
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能穿过的, 费解的, 不可理喻的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能穿過的, 費解的, 不可理喻的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뚫을 수 없는, 헤아릴 수 없는, 완고한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 突き通せない, 通れない, 見通せない, 測り知れない, 受け付けない, 頑固な, 鈍感な, 入り込めない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) لا يخترق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בלתי-חדיר, שאין להבינו, בלתי ניתן להשפעה ע"י רעיונות, אטום לנוזלים, שלא ניתן לעברו
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