"impenetrable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/, /ɪmˈpɛnɪtɹəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impenetrable.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-impenetrable.wav
Etymology: From Middle English inpenetrabel, inpenetrabyle, from Middle French impenetrable or directly from its etymon, Latin impenetrābilis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pen-}}, {{inh|en|enm|inpenetrabel}} Middle English inpenetrabel, {{der|en|frm|impenetrable}} Middle French impenetrable, {{der|en|la|impenetrābilis}} Latin impenetrābilis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} impenetrable (not comparable)
  1. Not penetrable. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not penetrable): impregnable, unfathomable
    Sense id: en-impenetrable-en-adj-e504FPP5 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 23 30 37 Disambiguation of 'not penetrable': 86 1 13
  2. (figuratively) Incomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-impenetrable-en-adj-v1yOCAX3 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 23 30 37
  3. Opaque; obscure; not translucent or transparent. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-impenetrable-en-adj-kcoF4YJp Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 23 30 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inpenetrable [misspelling] Related terms: impermeable

Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/, /ɪmˈpɛnɪtɹəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impenetrable.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-impenetrable.wav Forms: impenetrables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English inpenetrabel, inpenetrabyle, from Middle French impenetrable or directly from its etymon, Latin impenetrābilis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pen-}}, {{inh|en|enm|inpenetrabel}} Middle English inpenetrabel, {{der|en|frm|impenetrable}} Middle French impenetrable, {{der|en|la|impenetrābilis}} Latin impenetrābilis Head templates: {{en-noun}} impenetrable (plural impenetrables)
  1. A person not openly given to friendship. Translations (incomprehensible; inscrutable): неразбираем (nerazbiraem) (Bulgarian), impenetrable (Catalan), 难以理解的 (Chinese Mandarin), 费解的 (Chinese Mandarin), nesrozumitelný (Czech), onbegrijpelijk (Dutch) Translations (not penetrable): непроницаем (nepronicaem) (Bulgarian), непроходим (neprohodim) (Bulgarian), impenetrable (Catalan), 不能通过的 (Chinese Mandarin), 不能渗透的 (Chinese Mandarin), neproniknutelný (Czech), nedobytný (Czech), ondoordringbaar (Dutch), läpitunkematon (Finnish), impénétrable (French), undurchlässig (German), αδιαπέραστος (adiapérastos) (Greek), impenetrābilis (Latin), invius (Latin), ugjennomtrengelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ugjennomtrengeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ugjennomtrengjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), impenetrável (Portuguese), impenetrabil (Romanian), de nepătruns (Romanian), de nestrăpuns (Romanian), непроница́емый (nepronicájemyj) (english: impermeable) (Russian), непроходи́мый (neproxodímyj) (Russian), impenetrable (Spanish), непроникний (nepronyknyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impenetrable-en-noun-OOPeBmfO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 3 13 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 8 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 7 13 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 7 11 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 4 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 8 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 8 15 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 8 14 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 23 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 4 12 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 11 23 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 20 8 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 25 3 5 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 7 9 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 8 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 4 12 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 3 13 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 7 13 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inpenetrable [misspelling]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepronicaem",
          "sense": "not penetrable",
          "word": "непроницаем"
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          "sense": "not penetrable",
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          "sense": "not penetrable",
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      "word": "непроница́емый"
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      "word": "непроникний"
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      "roman": "nerazbiraem",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "incomprehensible; inscrutable",
      "word": "难以理解的"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "incomprehensible; inscrutable",
      "word": "费解的"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "incomprehensible; inscrutable",
      "word": "nesrozumitelný"
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