impervious
Meaning
- Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
- Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
- Immune to damage or effect.
Synonyms
fluid-tight
impermeable rock stratum
Translations
imperméable
impérvio
αδιαπέραστος
undurchlässig
impermeabile
impenetrable
ondoordringbaar
impermeableFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/
Etymology
From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).
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