"impregnable" meaning in English

See impregnable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impregnable.wav Forms: more impregnable [comparative], most impregnable [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Middle English imprenable, impregnable (“impossible to capture, impregnable”), from Old French imprenable (modern French imprenable (“impregnable”)), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + prenable (“(military) of a building, position, etc.: takable”) (from prendre (“to take”) + -able (suffix meaning ‘creating an effect or influence’)). Prendre is derived from Latin prēndere, present active infinitive of prēndō, a variant of prehendō (“to catch, lay hold of; to grasp; to grab, snatch; to seize, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize, take”). The intrusive g in the English word was modelled after words like deign and reign. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*n̥-|*gʰed-}}, {{inh|en|enm|imprenable}} Middle English imprenable, {{der|en|fro|imprenable}} Old French imprenable, {{cog|fr|imprenable|t=impregnable}} French imprenable (“impregnable”), {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{der|en|la|prēndere}} Latin prēndere, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|active}} active, {{glossary|infinitive}} infinitive, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰed-|t=to find; to hold; to seize, take}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize, take”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impregnable (comparative more impregnable, superlative most impregnable)
  1. (military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: breachless, inexpugnable, unassailable Translations (of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable): непревзимаем (neprevzimaem) (Bulgarian), 固若金湯 (Chinese Mandarin), 固若金汤 (gùruòjīntāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 堅不可摧 (Chinese Mandarin), 坚不可摧 (jiānbùkěcuī) (Chinese Mandarin), 險固 (Chinese Mandarin), 险固 (xiǎngù) (Chinese Mandarin), nedobytný (Czech), ondoordringbaar (Dutch), läpipääsemätön (Finnish), läpäisemätön (Finnish), murtumaton (Finnish), valloittamaton (Finnish), inattaquable (French), შეუვალი (šeuvali) (Georgian), sturmfrei (German), unangreifbar (German), unbezwingbar (German), uneinnehmbar (German), άπαρτος (ápartos) (Greek), απόρθητος (apórthitos) (Greek), bevehetetlen [singular] (Hungarian), dochloíte (Irish), impenetrabile (Italian), inespugnabile (Italian), inattaccabile (Italian), 鐵壁 (Japanese), 鉄壁 (teppeki) (alt: てっぺき) (Japanese), adamantinus (Latin), inexpugnābilis (Latin), neughowallagh (Manx), impregnabil (Romanian), непристу́пный (nepristúpnyj) (Russian), अयोध्य (ayodhya) (Sanskrit), неосво̀јив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), neosvòjiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), అజేయము (ajēyamu) (Telugu), hiểm (alt: ) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-impregnable-en-adj-TJdKr8Wj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with im-, English terms suffixed with -able, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 53 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 49 51 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable': 82 18
  2. (figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: inconquerable, unconquerable, undefeatable Translations (too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible): ἀνάλωτος (análōtos) (Ancient Greek), непревзимаем (neprevzimaem) (Bulgarian), nedobytný (Czech), horjumaton (Finnish), järkähtämätön (Finnish), järkkymätön (Finnish), valloittamaton (Finnish), impénétrable (French), unangreifbar (German), unbezwingbar (German), uneinnehmbar (German), ακυρίευτος (akyríeftos) (Greek), απόρθητος (apórthitos) (Greek), bevehetetlen (Hungarian), dochloíte (Irish), imprendibile (Italian), inespugnabile (Italian), invulnerabile (Italian), 難攻不落の (nankoufuraku no) (Japanese), impregnabil (ro) (Romanian), inexpugnabil (ro) (Romanian), impenetrabil (ro) (Romanian), inattaccabile (Romanian), недосту́пный (nedostúpnyj) (Russian), непристу́пный (nepristúpnyj) (Russian), неуязви́мый (neujazvímyj) (Russian), अयोध्य (ayodhya) (Sanskrit), inexpugnable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-impregnable-en-adj-eEyat5Ms Categories (other): English terms prefixed with im-, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: impregnability, impregnableness, impregnably
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impregnable.wav Forms: more impregnable [comparative], most impregnable [superlative]
Etymology: PIE word *h₁én From impregnate (verb) + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives). Impregnate is either derived from impregnate (“pregnant”, adjective), or from its etymon Medieval Latin or Late Latin impraegnātus (“made pregnant”), past participle of impraegnō (“to make pregnant”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’)) + praegnāre (“pregnant”) (from praegnāns, a variant of praegnās (“pregnant”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before; in front’) + *gnāscor (archaic), nāscor (“to be born; to grow, spring forth; to arise, proceed”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”)). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|h₁én}} PIE word *h₁én, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|impregnate|able|pos1=verb|pos2=suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives}} impregnate (verb) + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives), {{glossary|etymon}} etymon, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|LL.|impraegnātus|t=made pregnant}} Late Latin impraegnātus (“made pregnant”), {{glossary|past}} past, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{der|en|la|im-}} Latin im-, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to beget; to give birth; to produce}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impregnable (comparative more impregnable, superlative most impregnable)
  1. Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable. Translations (capable of being impregnated): hedelmällinen (Finnish), imprégnable (French), 受精可能な (juseikanou na) (Japanese), 受胎可能な (jutaikanou na) (Japanese), impregnable (note: of a thing) (Spanish), fértil (note: of a female) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-impregnable-en-adj-GJMTByX0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with im-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 31 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 24 28 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 31 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 29 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 28 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 28 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 27 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 28 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "word": "valloittamaton"
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          "word": "άπαρτος"
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          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
          "word": "απόρθητος"
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          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
          "word": "dochloíte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
          "word": "impenetrabile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
          "word": "inespugnabile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
          "word": "inattaccabile"
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          "word": "అజేయము"
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          "ref": "1664; first published 1694, Robert South, “A Sermon Preached before the University, at Christ-Church, Oxon, 1664”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volume II, London: […] J[ohn] H[eptinstall] for Thomas Bennet […], →OCLC, page 76:",
          "text": "[A]s for the Friendſhip of the World; […] he may at laſt be no more able to get into the other's Heart, than he is to thruſt his Hand into a Pillar of Braſs. The Man's Affection, amidſt all theſe Kindneſſes done him, remaining wholly unconcerned, and impregnable; juſt like a Rock, which being plied continually by the Waves, ſtill throws them back again into the Boſom of the Sea that ſent them, but is not at all moved by any of them.",
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          "word": "impénétrable"
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          "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
          "word": "unangreifbar"
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          "word": "απόρθητος"
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          "word": "dochloíte"
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          "word": "難攻不落の"
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          "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
          "word": "hedelmällinen"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "word": "受胎可能な"
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          "code": "es",
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          "text": "Unerringly impelling this dead, impregnable, uninjurable wall, and this most buoyant thing within; there swims behind it all a mass of tremendous life, only to be adequately estimated as piled wood is—by the cord; and all obedient to one volition, as the smallest insect.",
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          "ref": "1905, Upton Sinclair, chapter XXV, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC, page 292:",
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          "word": "pregnable"
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          "word": "vincible"
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          "text": "[A]s for the Friendſhip of the World; […] he may at laſt be no more able to get into the other's Heart, than he is to thruſt his Hand into a Pillar of Braſs. The Man's Affection, amidſt all theſe Kindneſſes done him, remaining wholly unconcerned, and impregnable; juſt like a Rock, which being plied continually by the Waves, ſtill throws them back again into the Boſom of the Sea that ſent them, but is not at all moved by any of them.",
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          "ref": "2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 – 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2021-12-31:",
          "text": "And with Bolton suffering a wretched run of five straight home defeats – their worst run in 109 years – Chelsea fans would have been forgiven for expecting a comfortable win. But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neprevzimaem",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "непревзимаем"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "固若金湯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gùruòjīntāng",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "固若金汤"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "堅不可摧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiānbùkěcuī",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "坚不可摧"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "險固"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎngù",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "险固"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "nedobytný"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "ondoordringbaar"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "läpipääsemätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "läpäisemätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "murtumaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "valloittamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "inattaquable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeuvali",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "შეუვალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "sturmfrei"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "unangreifbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "unbezwingbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "uneinnehmbar"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "ápartos",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "άπαρτος"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "apórthitos",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "απόρθητος"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bevehetetlen"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "dochloíte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "impenetrabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "inespugnabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "inattaccabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "鐵壁"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てっぺき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teppeki",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "鉄壁"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "adamantinus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "inexpugnābilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "neughowallagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "impregnabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepristúpnyj",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "непристу́пный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ayodhya",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "अयोध्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "неосво̀јив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
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      "word": "neosvòjiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ajēyamu",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "అజేయము"
    },
    {
      "alt": "險",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks — see also impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable",
      "word": "hiểm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neprevzimaem",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "непревзимаем"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "nedobytný"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "horjumaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "järkähtämätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "järkkymätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "valloittamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "impénétrable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "unangreifbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "unbezwingbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "uneinnehmbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akyríeftos",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "ακυρίευτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apórthitos",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "απόρθητος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "análōtos",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "ἀνάλωτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "bevehetetlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "dochloíte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "imprendibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "inespugnabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "invulnerabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nankoufuraku no",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "難攻不落の"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "impregnabil (ro)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "inexpugnabil (ro)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "impenetrabil (ro)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "inattaccabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedostúpnyj",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "недосту́пный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepristúpnyj",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "непристу́пный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neujazvímyj",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "неуязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ayodhya",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "अयोध्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "too strong to be defeated or overcome — see also invincible",
      "word": "inexpugnable"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impregnable"
}

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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "hedelmällinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "imprégnable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "juseikanou na",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "受精可能な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jutaikanou na",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "受胎可能な"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "note": "of a thing",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "impregnable"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "of a female",
      "sense": "capable of being impregnated",
      "word": "fértil"
    }
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}

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