impenetrable

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.

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im·pene·tra·ble·ness n.

im·pene·tra·bly adv.

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impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəb^əl]

adj

1. incapable of being pierced through or penetrated an impenetrable forest

2. incapable of being understood; incomprehensible impenetrable jargon

3. incapable of being seen through impenetrable gloom

4. not susceptible to ideas, influence, etc. impenetrable ignorance

5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body

impenetrability  n

impenetrableness  n

impenetrably  adv

Thesaurus

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" dense, heavy 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

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impenetrable

adjective

1. impassable, solid, impervious, thick, dense, hermetic, impermeable, inviolable, unpierceable The range forms an impenetrable barrier between Europe and Asia.
impassable accessible, passable, penetrable, enterable, pierceable

2. incomprehensible, obscure, baffling, dark, hidden, mysterious, enigmatic, arcane, inexplicable, unintelligible, inscrutable, unfathomable, indiscernible, cabbalistic, enigmatical His philosophical work is notoriously impenetrable.
incomprehensible clear, obvious, understandable, soluble, explicable

Translations

impenetrable [ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl] ADJ

1. (= impassable) [jungle, barrier, fortress] → impenetrable

2. (= difficult to understand) [writing, idea, accent] → incomprensible; [mystery] → insondable, inescrutable; [expression] → inescrutable

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impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəb^əl] adj

[forest, barrier] → impénétrable

(= difficult to understand) → impénétrable

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impenetrable

adj → undurchdringlich; fortress → uneinnehmbar; enemy lines → undurchlässig; mind, character, mystery → unergründlich; theory → undurchschaubar, undurchsichtig; accent → völlig unverständlich (to sb für jdn)

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impenetrable [ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl] adj (jungle) → impenetrabile; (fortress) → inespugnabile (fig) → incomprensibile

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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 無法穿透的 непроникний; недоступний ناقابل گزر không thể qua được 穿不透的

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 불가해한 nesuprantamas neizprotams; neizdibināms sukar difahami ondoorgrondelijk uutgrunnelig niepojęty impenetrável insondabil непостижимый nevyspytateľný nedoumljiv nedokučiv outgrundlig ซึ่งไม่เป็นที่ยอมรับ anlaşılamaz 難解的 неосяжний; незбагненний ناقابل فہم không thể hiểu được 费解的