imperviableadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpəːvɪəbl/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpərviəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin impervius , -able suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin impervius (see impervious adj.) + -able suffix, perhaps after impermeable adj. Compare earlier, but very rare, perviable adj. Compare earlier impervial adj., impervious adj.

That cannot be penetrated or passed through; impermeable, impervious. Also figurative: not affected or influenced by something. Also with to, †by.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating > permeable > not

impermeable1661

imperviable1700

1700 T. Nedham Treat. Consumption 45 Through the minutest, and (to all other Things) imperviable Passages it [sc. air] extends self.

1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) ii. xii. 167 In old age the fibres are rigid, the nerves become almost insensible, and many of the vessels imperviable.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xv. 322 Strong thick paper, imperviable by the curious eyes of the gossips.

1867 H. Conybeare in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 505 An imperviable coating of gold which every shower would restore.

1891 Era 14 Mar. 11/5 The purer regions of dramatic tastes imperviable to the baser corrosions of mere animal self-indulgence.

1941 J. P. R. Wallis Thomas Baines of King's Lynn in Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Feb. 92/3 The unlucky cavalrymen on their heavy chargers were sent as flaming targets against a slippery enemy secure in imperviable jungle.

2006 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 60 151 Unable to penetrate the imperviable wax layer, the accumulating moisture disrupted the plaster.

Derivatives

imperviaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over > inability

unpassableness1645

impracticablenessa1715

impassableness1727

impracticability1766

impassability1772

imperviability1821

1821 Lit. Chron. & Weekly Rev. 24 Nov. 557/3 To stretch uniformly without fracture or injury either to its texture or its complete imperviability to water, whenever the ship's seams are opened by straining in hard weather.

1906 Amer. Homes & Gardens Mar. 189/2 Lead, zinc and copper..answer every requirement of imperviability.

2007 D. Spencer in D. H. J. Larmour & D. Spencer Sites of Rome i. 86 The Cloaca Maxima's legendary imperviability.

† imperviableness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > through any medium or space > permeation > ability to be permeated > not

imperviousness1674

impermeability1755

imperviableness1847

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Imperviableness, imperviousness.

1922 Monthly Bull. Information on Refrigeration (Inst. Internat. du Froid) May 292 The official tests were made as regards: the resistance and imperviableness of the machinery, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperviable
释义	imperviableadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpəːvɪəbl/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərviəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin impervius , -able suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin impervius (see impervious adj.) + -able suffix, perhaps after impermeable adj. Compare earlier, but very rare, perviable adj. Compare earlier impervial adj., impervious adj. That cannot be penetrated or passed through; impermeable, impervious. Also figurative: not affected or influenced by something. Also with to, †by. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > permeating > permeable > not impermeable1661 imperviable1700 1700 T. Nedham Treat. Consumption 45 Through the minutest, and (to all other Things) imperviable Passages it [sc. air] extends self. 1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) ii. xii. 167 In old age the fibres are rigid, the nerves become almost insensible, and many of the vessels imperviable. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xv. 322 Strong thick paper, imperviable by the curious eyes of the gossips. 1867 H. Conybeare in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 505 An imperviable coating of gold which every shower would restore. 1891 Era 14 Mar. 11/5 The purer regions of dramatic tastes imperviable to the baser corrosions of mere animal self-indulgence. 1941 J. P. R. Wallis Thomas Baines of King's Lynn in Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Feb. 92/3 The unlucky cavalrymen on their heavy chargers were sent as flaming targets against a slippery enemy secure in imperviable jungle. 2006 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 60 151 Unable to penetrate the imperviable wax layer, the accumulating moisture disrupted the plaster. Derivatives imperviaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > ability to be travelled through or over > inability unpassableness1645 impracticablenessa1715 impassableness1727 impracticability1766 impassability1772 imperviability1821 1821 Lit. Chron. & Weekly Rev. 24 Nov. 557/3 To stretch uniformly without fracture or injury either to its texture or its complete imperviability to water, whenever the ship's seams are opened by straining in hard weather. 1906 Amer. Homes & Gardens Mar. 189/2 Lead, zinc and copper..answer every requirement of imperviability. 2007 D. Spencer in D. H. J. Larmour & D. Spencer Sites of Rome i. 86 The Cloaca Maxima's legendary imperviability. † imperviableness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > through any medium or space > permeation > ability to be permeated > not imperviousness1674 impermeability1755 imperviableness1847 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Imperviableness, imperviousness. 1922 Monthly Bull. Information on Refrigeration (Inst. Internat. du Froid) May 292 The official tests were made as regards: the resistance and imperviableness of the machinery, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1700
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