impregnableadj.n.

/ɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English–1600s imprenable, (Middle English inprenable, 1500s inprennable, enprenabill), 1500s impreignable, inpreyngnable, impreniable, 1500s– impregnable.

Etymology: Corrupted < impreignable, imprenable, < French imprenable , < im- (im- prefix²) + prenable able to be taken, < pren-, stem of prendre to take. The g was evidently in imitation of the g mute in reign, deign, and the like, though it appears to have sometimes led in 16th cent. to the pronunciation /nj/.

A. adj.

1. Of a fortress or stronghold: That cannot be taken by arms; incapable of being reduced by force; capable of holding out against all attacks.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]

stithc1000

strongOE

fastenedOE

warneda1300

strengtheda1382

unpregnable1387

embattledc1400

enbanedc1400

warrayable14..

impregnable1430

inexpugnable1490

strengthy1513

bulwarkeda1533

unexpugnable1533

fortified1538

well-fortified1538

unwinnablec1540

forced1548

forted1566

unbatterable1576

fencible?1579

unforcible1611

impregnate1632

untakable1652

of (good) force1697

casemated1740

well-girt1756

embattled1765

strongish1821

unbreachable1866

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl.) vii. ix. lf. 360 b Dreeding non enmy, for it was Imprenable.

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 65 Dimycrates saide pacience is a castell imprenable.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lix. 203 Stondyng on a rocke on the see syde, it was impreyngnable.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 756/2 The castell whiche men wente had ben inprennable is throwen downe nowe.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxvii. sig. Nij A fewe englisshe archers haue..also wonne impreignable cities and stronge holdes.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxviii What a folye was this in duke Charles, to besege a towne impregnable.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iii. f. 12^v Thei said they knewe it to be impringable.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lvii. 134 Se thenprenabill fort: in euery border.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. i. 43 Let vs be back'd with God, and with the Seas, Which he hath giu'n for fence impregnable .

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xix. 120 Such a mans soul is an impregnable fort.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xiii. 369 Rendering his camp impregnable to the sallies of the besieged multitude.

1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 100 The Normans set themselves to build impregnable military walls.

2. figurative. That cannot be overcome or vanquished; invincible, unconquerable, proof against attack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable

inexpugnablea1535

unassaultable1571

Achillean1579

impregnable1582

unassailable1596

invulnerable1663

inattackable1832

unpuncturable1891

storm-proof1911

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias ii. 4 b Valyauntnesse of minde (for atteining of things impregnable).

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida iii. sig. E4^v I finde them wondrous chaste, Impregnable.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Westmorl. 140 He wrote an excellent book..containing impregnable truth.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 101. ⁋1 This Iniquity is committed by a most impregnable Set of Mortals, Men who are Rogues within the Law.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxxii. 448 I do not fear the cold: we are impregnable in our furs.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. viii. v. 333 A man politely impregnable to the intrusion of human curiosity.

B. n.

That which is impregnable. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > unassailability > that which is

impregnable1801

1801 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 983/1 Disappointed in attacking our impregnables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	impregnable
释义	impregnableadj.n. /ɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English–1600s imprenable, (Middle English inprenable, 1500s inprennable, enprenabill), 1500s impreignable, inpreyngnable, impreniable, 1500s– impregnable. Etymology: Corrupted < impreignable, imprenable, < French imprenable , < im- (im- prefix²) + prenable able to be taken, < pren-, stem of prendre to take. The g was evidently in imitation of the g mute in reign, deign, and the like, though it appears to have sometimes led in 16th cent. to the pronunciation /nj/. A. adj. 1. Of a fortress or stronghold: That cannot be taken by arms; incapable of being reduced by force; capable of holding out against all attacks. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl.) vii. ix. lf. 360 b Dreeding non enmy, for it was Imprenable. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 65 Dimycrates saide pacience is a castell imprenable. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lix. 203 Stondyng on a rocke on the see syde, it was impreyngnable. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 756/2 The castell whiche men wente had ben inprennable is throwen downe nowe. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxvii. sig. Nij A fewe englisshe archers haue..also wonne impreignable cities and stronge holdes. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxxviii What a folye was this in duke Charles, to besege a towne impregnable. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iii. f. 12^v Thei said they knewe it to be impringable. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lvii. 134 Se thenprenabill fort: in euery border. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. i. 43 Let vs be back'd with God, and with the Seas, Which he hath giu'n for fence impregnable . View more context for this quotation 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xix. 120 Such a mans soul is an impregnable fort. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xiii. 369 Rendering his camp impregnable to the sallies of the besieged multitude. 1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 100 The Normans set themselves to build impregnable military walls. 2. figurative. That cannot be overcome or vanquished; invincible, unconquerable, proof against attack. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable inexpugnablea1535 unassaultable1571 Achillean1579 impregnable1582 unassailable1596 invulnerable1663 inattackable1832 unpuncturable1891 storm-proof1911 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias ii. 4 b Valyauntnesse of minde (for atteining of things impregnable). 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida iii. sig. E4^v I finde them wondrous chaste, Impregnable. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Westmorl. 140 He wrote an excellent book..containing impregnable truth. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 101. ⁋1 This Iniquity is committed by a most impregnable Set of Mortals, Men who are Rogues within the Law. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxxii. 448 I do not fear the cold: we are impregnable in our furs. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. viii. v. 333 A man politely impregnable to the intrusion of human curiosity. B. n. That which is impregnable. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > unassailability > that which is impregnable1801 1801 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 983/1 Disappointed in attacking our impregnables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1430
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