impregnable
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im·preg·na·ble1
(ĭm-prĕg'nə-bəl) 
adj.
im·preg·na·ble2 (ĭm-prĕg'nə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being impregnated.
adj.
- Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
- Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.
[Middle English imprenable, from Old French : in-, not (from Latin in-; see in-1) + prenable, pregnauble, pregnable; see pregnable.]
impregnably im·preg'na·bly adv.im·preg·na·ble2 (ĭm-prĕg'nə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being impregnated.
[IMPREGN(ATE) + -ABLE.]
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impregnable
adjective
- Incapable of being conquered, overrun, or subjugated: indomitable, invincible, unconquerable. See do/not do, win/lose/recovery.
Oxford Dictionary of the US Military:
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impregnable
adj. 1. (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into: an impregnable wall of solid sandstone.
2. unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable: the guerrillas found the citadel impregnable.
impregnability n. impregnably adv.
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impregnable
IN BRIEF: Unconquerable, unable to be taken by assault.
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
— Jeremy Collier.
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Impregnable
Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - uindtagelig, uangribelig, uovervindelig, ufravigelig, ubestridelig
2.
adj. - befrugtet
Français (French)
1.
adj. - imprenable
2.
adj. - fécondé (un ¯uf)
Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - uneinnehmbar, einbruchsicher, unerschütterlich
2.
adj. - befruchtbar (Ei)
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απόρθητος, δυσάλωτος
Italiano (Italian)
inespugnabile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impregnável, inexpugnável
Русский (Russian)
неприступный, непоколебимый
Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - inexpugnable, invulnerable
2.
adj. - fecundable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ointaglig, oövervinnelig, obestridlig, orubblig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 可以受孕的, 可以受精的
2. 无法攻取的, 难攻陷的, 要塞坚固的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 可以受孕的, 可以受精的
2.
adj. - 無法攻取的, 難攻陷的, 要塞堅固的
한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 난공 불락의, 확고 부동한
2.
adj. - 수정 가능한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 攻略できない, 難攻不落の, 堅固な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منيع, حصين
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שאין לכבשו, איתן, מוצק, שאין לערערו
adj. - בלתי-חדיר
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