About The Word Impervious

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Impervious

Impervious Meaning & Definition
Impervious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impervious?

[adj] not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "steel impervious to bullets"; "someone impervious to argument"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Impervious: greaseproof | imperviable | ladder-proof | mothproof | moth-resistant | proof(p) | resistant | runproof | run-resistant | soundproof

Related Terms | Find terms related to Impervious: airtight | ballproof | beyond reach | bombproof | bulletproof | burglarproof | callous | calloused | case-hardened | closed forever to | closed to | corrosionproof | dampproof | fireproof | fire-resisting | flameproof | flinty | foolproof | hard | hardened | hardhearted | hermetic | holeproof | impassable | impenetrable | impermeable | impersuadable | impersuasible | impervious to | inaccessible | indurated | inflexible | insensitive | inured | leakproof | lost to | noiseproof | nonpuncturable | obstinate | out of reach | pachydermatous | Philistine | proof | proof against | punctureproof | resistant | rustproof | shatterproof | shellproof | soundproof | steeled against | steely | stony | thick-skinned | tight | unaccessible | unamenable | unapproachable | unattainable | unavailable | un-come-at-able | undiscoverable | ungettable | unimpressionable | uninfluenceable | unmovable | unobtainable | unpassable | unperforable | unpersuadable | unpierceable | unpliable | unprocurable | unreachable | unreceptive | unresponsive | unsecurable | unsuggestible | unsusceptible | unswayable | unyielding | watertight | weatherproof

See Also | impermeable

Impervious In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through + via way. See {Voyage}.] Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air. This gulf impassable, impervious. --Milton. The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. --Macaulay. Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ness}, n.

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