Impenetrable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl/.

Examples

an impenetrable fortress
impenetrable rain forests
dense smoke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heavy dense

Antonyms

penetrable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not admitting of penetration or passage into or through “an impenetrable fortress”
adjective	permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter “dense smoke”
adjective	impossible to understand “impenetrable jargon”

Word Forms

impenetrability	noun	the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)
density	noun	the amount per unit size
impenetrableness	noun	incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

undurchdringlich

Ein Eindringen oder Durchgang in oder durch nicht zulassen

🇫🇷French

impénétrable

ne permettant pas la pénétration ou le passage dans ou à travers

🇮🇹Italian

impenetrabile

non ammettendo penetrazione o passaggio dentro o attraverso

🇳🇱Dutch

ondoordringbaar

het niet toestaan van penetratie of doorgang in of door

🇵🇹Portuguese

impenetrável

não admitir penetração ou passagem dentro ou através

🇷🇺Russian

непроницаемый

не допускающий проникновения или прохода в или через

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभेद्य

प्रवेश या प्रवेश को स्वीकार न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্ভেদ্য

অনুপ্রবেশ বা অনুপ্রবেশের স্বীকার না করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவ முடியாத

ஊடுருவல் அல்லது கடந்து செல்வதை ஒப்புக்கொள்ளவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అభేద్యమైన

లోపలికి లేదా గుండా ప్రవేశించడం లేదా మార్గాన్ని అంగీకరించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अभेद्य

आत प्रवेश करणे किंवा प्रवेश करणे किंवा प्रवेश करणे मान्य न करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભેદ્ય

પ્રવેશ અથવા પેસેજની અંદર અથવા પસાર થવાનો સ્વીકાર ન કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂರಲಾಗದ

ಒಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಮೂಲಕ ನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭേദ്യമായ

അകത്തേക്കോ അതിലൂടെയോ കടന്നുകയറുന്നതോ കടന്നുപോകുന്നതോ സമ്മതിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਭੇਦ

ਅੰਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਘਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل تسخیر

دخول یا گزرنے کا اعتراف نہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚不可摧的

不允许渗透或进入或通过

🇯🇵Japanese

侵入できない

侵入または通過を認めないこと

🇰🇷Korean

헤아릴 수 없는

침투 또는 통과를 인정하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể xuyên thủng

không thừa nhận sự xâm nhập hoặc đi vào hoặc xuyên qua

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถเข้าถึงได้

ไม่ยินยอมให้มีการเจาะหรือผ่านเข้าหรือผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa ditembus

tidak mengakui adanya penetrasi atau masuk ke dalam atau melalui

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi maarok

hindi pag-amin ng pagtagos o pagdaan sa o sa pamamagitan ng

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat ditembusi

tidak mengakui penembusan atau laluan ke dalam atau melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منيع

عدم السماح بالاختراق أو المرور إلى أو من خلال

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل نفوذ

عدم پذیرش نفوذ یا عبور به داخل یا از طریق

🇹🇷Turkish

aşılmaz

içine veya içinden nüfuz etme veya geçişe izin vermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָטוּם

לא להודות בחדירה או במעבר לתוך או דרך

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