impenetrable
[ im-pen-i-truh-buhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl /
adjective
not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable: an impenetrable mystery.
Physics.
possessing impenetrability.
Origin of impenetrable
SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable
OTHER WORDS FROM impenetrable
im·pen·e·tra·ble·ness, noun im·pen·e·tra·bly, adverbWords nearby impenetrable
impeller,
impend,
impendent,
impending,
impenetrability,
impenetrable,
impenitent,
impennate,
imper.,
imperatival,
imperative
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British Dictionary definitions for impenetrable
impenetrable
/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being pierced through or penetrated
an impenetrable forest
incapable of being understood; incomprehensible
impenetrable jargon
incapable of being seen through
impenetrable gloom
not susceptible to ideas, influence, etc
impenetrable ignorance
physics
(of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body