impenetrable

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not penetrable.
2. (not-comparable) Opaque; obscure; not translucent or transparent.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Incomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable.

Noun

A person not openly given to friendship.

Concepts

impénétrable

imperméable

dense

insondable

lourd

inconnaissable

Opposé de

penetrable, permeable, pregnable, fathomable, confusing, incomprehensible

Synonymes

impervious

impermeable

impassable

dense

thick

incomprehensible

unintelligible

unfathomable

inscrutable

impregnable

indecipherable

solid

proof

heavy

resistant

strange

traceless

unarticulated

uncomprehended

ungrasped

unhoped

unhoped-for

unknowable

unreal

unsolved

unspeakable

unthought

unthought-of

waterproof

watertight

uncomprehensible

very deep

not to be divided

noncomprehensive

ununderstood

deep

unpenetrable

enigmatic

immune

inaccessible

incognizable

incomprehensive

inconceivable

inextricable

invulnerable

miraculous

mysterious

nonporous

numb

puzzling

Traductions

impenetrabile

impenetrable

αδιαπέραστος

ondoordringbaar

undurchdringlich

undurchlässig

impenetrável

unzugänglich

impenetrable

impenetrabiilis

منيع

unerkennbar

منعاء

ستغلق

استغلق

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: inpenetrabel

In summary

From Middle English inpenetrabel, inpenetrabyle, from Middle French impenetrable or directly from its etymon, Latin impenetrābilis. By surface analysis, im- + penetrable.