impenetrable

[ im-pen-i-truh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM

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

1425–75; late Middle English impenetrabel<Latin impenetrābilis.See im-², penetrable

SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable

3 incomprehensible, mysterious, obscure, hidden.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR impenetrable

3 clear, lucid.

SEE ANTONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM impenetrable

im·pen·e·tra·ble·ness, nounim·pen·e·tra·bly, adverb

Words nearby impenetrable

impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate, imper., imperatival, imperative

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for impenetrable

At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These reporters are working within a bubble, impenetrable to secular outsiders.
Who Gagged the Search for MH370?|Clive Irving|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, as Korda clearly recognizes, Lee himself could be almost as impenetrable as stone.
How I Learned to Hate Robert E. Lee|Christopher Dickey|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Brazilian defense, touted as impenetrable in pre-tournament hype, proved to be bedraggled, and porous.
Brazil Slips Past Croatia, Thanks to Yuichi Nishimura|Tunku Varadarajan|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He had two hits for three official at-bats; yet afterward his solitary gloom was impenetrable.
Murray Kempton on The Homecoming of Willie Mays|Murray Kempton|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The secret motives which actuate that mysterious woman are also impenetrable, but her fidelity is beyond a doubt.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell
He had been prepared for abuse, but not for impenetrable silence.
One Day's Courtship|Robert Barr
When under the influence of the latter feeling, his eye never failed to seek the visage of his dull and impenetrable kinsman.
The Prairie|J. Fenimore Cooper
But this is really all which is known; and the creation of the poems lies in impenetrable mystery.
Short Studies on Great Subjects|James Anthony Froude
So Olear sidled into the all but impenetrable underbrush and slowly, with infinite caution, wormed his way along.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for impenetrable

impenetrable

/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being pierced through or penetratedan impenetrable forest

incapable of being understood; incomprehensibleimpenetrable jargon

incapable of being seen throughimpenetrable gloom

not susceptible to ideas, influence, etcimpenetrable ignorance

physics (of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body

Derived forms of impenetrable

impenetrability, nounimpenetrableness, nounimpenetrably, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	impenetrable
释义	impenetrable [ im-pen-i-truh-buhl ] / ɪmˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM 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 1425–75; late Middle English impenetrabel<Latin impenetrābilis.See im-², penetrable SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable 3 incomprehensible, mysterious, obscure, hidden. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR impenetrable 3 clear, lucid. SEE ANTONYMS FOR impenetrable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM impenetrable im·pen·e·tra·ble·ness, nounim·pen·e·tra·bly, adverb Words nearby impenetrable impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent, impennate, imper., imperatival, imperative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impenetrable At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island. The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway\|Nina Strochlic\|December 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These reporters are working within a bubble, impenetrable to secular outsiders. Who Gagged the Search for MH370?\|Clive Irving\|June 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But, as Korda clearly recognizes, Lee himself could be almost as impenetrable as stone. How I Learned to Hate Robert E. Lee\|Christopher Dickey\|June 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Brazilian defense, touted as impenetrable in pre-tournament hype, proved to be bedraggled, and porous. Brazil Slips Past Croatia, Thanks to Yuichi Nishimura\|Tunku Varadarajan\|June 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He had two hits for three official at-bats; yet afterward his solitary gloom was impenetrable. Murray Kempton on The Homecoming of Willie Mays\|Murray Kempton\|March 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The secret motives which actuate that mysterious woman are also impenetrable, but her fidelity is beyond a doubt. The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole\|W. H. Maxwell He had been prepared for abuse, but not for impenetrable silence. One Day's Courtship\|Robert Barr When under the influence of the latter feeling, his eye never failed to seek the visage of his dull and impenetrable kinsman. The Prairie\|J. Fenimore Cooper But this is really all which is known; and the creation of the poems lies in impenetrable mystery. Short Studies on Great Subjects\|James Anthony Froude So Olear sidled into the all but impenetrable underbrush and slowly, with infinite caution, wormed his way along. Astounding Stories, June, 1931\|Various British Dictionary definitions for impenetrable impenetrable / (ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl) / adjective incapable of being pierced through or penetratedan impenetrable forest incapable of being understood; incomprehensibleimpenetrable jargon incapable of being seen throughimpenetrable gloom not susceptible to ideas, influence, etcimpenetrable ignorance physics (of a body) incapable of occupying the same space as another body Derived forms of impenetrable impenetrability, nounimpenetrableness, nounimpenetrably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impenetrable impervious, impassable, bulletproof, unintelligible, unfathomable, baffling, unaccountable, arcane, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, close, compact, firm, hard, hermetic, impermeable, inviolable, solid, substantial
随便看	divisi divisibility divisible division division algebra division algorithm divisionism division of labor division of labour division ring division sign divisive divisor divo divorce divorce court divorcement divorce mill divorcée divot divulgate divulge divulgence divulse divulsion

impenetrable

adjective

Origin of impenetrable

SYNONYMS FOR impenetrable

ANTONYMS FOR impenetrable

OTHER WORDS FROM impenetrable

Words nearby impenetrable

Example sentences from the Web for impenetrable

British Dictionary definitions for impenetrable

adjective

Derived forms of impenetrable

Words related to impenetrable