Meaning of IMPERVIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | im'purveeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "steel impervious to bullets"; "someone impervious to argument" |
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| | Synonyms: | | greaseproof, imperviable, ladder-proof, mothproof, moth-resistant, proof(p), resistant, runproof, run-resistant, soundproof |
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| | Antonyms: | | pervious | | |
| | See Also: | | impermeable | |
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| | Definition: | | \Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not +
per through + via way. See {Voyage}.]
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through;
as, a substance impervious to water or air.
This gulf impassable, impervious. --Milton.
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;
impermeable. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Im*per"vi*ous*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | airtight, ballproof, beyond reach, bombproof, bulletproof, burglarproof, callous, calloused, case-hardened, closed forever to, closed to, corrosionproof, dampproof, fireproof, fire-resisting, flameproof, flinty, foolproof, hard, hardened, hardhearted, hermetic, holeproof, impassable, impenetrable, impermeable, impersuadable, impersuasible, impervious to, inaccessible, indurated, inflexible, insensitive, inured, leakproof, lost to, noiseproof, nonpuncturable, obstinate, out of reach, pachydermatous, Philistine, proof, proof against, punctureproof, resistant, rustproof, shatterproof, shellproof, soundproof, steeled against, steely, stony, thick-skinned, tight, unaccessible, unamenable, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, un-come-at-able, undiscoverable, ungettable, unimpressionable, uninfluenceable, unmovable, unobtainable, unpassable, unperforable, unpersuadable, unpierceable, unpliable, unprocurable, unreachable, unreceptive, unresponsive, unsecurable, unsuggestible, unsusceptible, unswayable, unyielding, watertight, weatherproof |
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