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Impenetrable

Impenetrable Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impenetrable? [adj] impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon" [adj] not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests" [adj] permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impenetrable: dense \| heavy \| incomprehensible \| thick \| uncomprehensible Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impenetrable: ambiguous \| arcane \| beyond reach \| beyond understanding \| cabalistic \| close \| closed forever to \| closed to \| close-knit \| close-textured \| close-woven \| compact \| compacted \| compressed \| concentrated \| concrete \| condensed \| congested \| consolidated \| crammed \| crammed full \| crowded \| dense \| exuberant \| firm \| flourishing \| gluey \| Greek to one \| gross \| hard \| heavy \| holeproof \| impassable \| impermeable \| impervious \| impregnable \| inaccessible \| inarticulate \| incognizable \| incoherent \| incomprehensible \| incontestable \| indomitable \| inexpugnable \| inscrutable \| insuperable \| invincible \| inviolable \| invulnerable \| irresistible \| jammed \| jam-packed \| jungled \| jungly \| lost to \| lush \| luxuriant \| massive \| mystic \| nonporous \| nonpuncturable \| numinous \| out of reach \| overgrown \| overpowering \| overrun \| overwhelming \| packed \| past comprehension \| punctureproof \| rambling \| rank \| resistless \| riotous \| serried \| solid \| substantial \| thick \| thick-growing \| thickset \| unaccessible \| unaccountable \| unapproachable \| unassailable \| unattainable \| unavailable \| unbeatable \| un-come-at-able \| unconnected \| unconquerable \| undiscoverable \| unfathomable \| ungettable \| ungraspable \| unguessed \| unintelligible \| unknowable \| unobtainable \| unpassable \| unperforable \| unpierceable \| unprocurable \| unreachable \| unsearchable \| unsecurable \| unsubduable \| unsurmountable \| unweeded \| unyielding \| viscid \| viscose \| viscous \| weed-choked \| weed-ridden \| weedy See Also \| Impenetrable In Webster's Dictionary \Impen"etra*ble\, a. [L. impenetrabilis; pref. im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. imp['e]n['e]trable.] 1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield. Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. --Milton. 2. (Physics) Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time. 3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart. They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel. --Jer. Taylor.

Impenetrable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impenetrable?

[adj] impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
[adj] not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests"
[adj] permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"

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Impenetrable In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. impenetrabilis; pref.
im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F.
imp['e]n['e]trable.]
1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting
   the passage of other bodies; not to be entered;
   impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.

         Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight.
                                               --Milton.

2. (Physics) Having the property of preventing any other
   substance from occupying the same space at the same time.

3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.;
   unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives;
   as, an impenetrable mind, or heart.

         They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but
         impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.

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