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impenetrable

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im·pen·e·tra·ble  (m-pn-tr-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to penetrate or enter: an impenetrable fortress.
2. Impossible to understand; incomprehensible: impenetrable jargon.
3. Impervious to sentiment or argument: an impenetrable heart.

im·pene·tra·ble·ness n.
im·pene·tra·bly adv.

impenetrable
Adjective
1. impossible to get through: an impenetrable barrier
2. impossible to understand
3. not receptive to ideas or influence: impenetrable ignorance
impenetrability n
impenetrably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impenetrable - not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests"
penetrable - admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses"
2.impenetrable - permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
3.impenetrable - impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

impenetrable
adjective 1. impassable, solid, impervious, thick, dense, hermetic, impermeable, inviolable, unpierceable << OPPOSITE passable
Translations
impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl] adj [jungle, fortress] → impenetrable (= unfathomable); insondable

impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl] adjimpénétrable

impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl] adjundurchdringlich (fig); unergründlich

impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl] adjimpenetrabile

impenetrable
adj impenetrable [imˈpenitrəbl]
1 that cannot be penetrated, entered or passed through impenetrable jungle. ondeurdringbaar لا يُمْكِن إخْتِراقُه непробиваем neproniknutelný utilgængelig; uigennemtrængelig undurchdringlich αδιαπέραστος impenetrable läbipääsmatu غیر قابل نفوذ läpipääsemätön impénétrable בִּלתִי חָדִיר अभेद्य neprobojan, neprohodan áthatolhatatlan tak tertembus órjúfanlegur impenetrabile 突き通せない 뚫고 들어갈 수 없는 neįžengiamas necaurejams; necaurredzams tidak dapat dimasuki ontoegankelijk ugjennomtrengelig nieprzebyty impenetrável impenetrabil, de nepă­truns непроходимый nepreniknuteľný neprehoden nepristupačan ogenomtränglig ซึ่งผ่านเข้าไปไม่ได้ içine girilemez 穿不透的 непроникний; недоступний ناقابل گزر không thể qua được 穿
2 impossible to understand an impenetrable mystery. onpeilbaar مُبْهَم، لا يُمْكِن فَهْمُه неразбираем nevyzpytatelný uforståelig unergründlich ακατανόητος, ανεξιχνίαστος impenetrable arusaamatu فهم ناپذیر käsittämätön insondable לֹא מוּבָן अज्ञेय nedokučiv átláthatatlan sulit dipahami óskiljanlegur impenetrabile 不可解な 이해할 수 없는 nesuprantamas neizprotams; neizdibināms sukar difahami ondoorgrondelijk uutgrunnelig niepojęty impenetrável insondabil непостижимый nevyspytateľný nedoumljiv nedokučiv outgrundlig ซึ่งไม่เป็นที่ยอมรับ anlaşılamaz 費解的 неосяжний; незбагненний ناقابل فہم không thể hiểu được


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