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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pen•e•tra•ble /ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - that cannot be penetrated:an impenetrable barrier.
- that cannot be understood:an impenetrable mystery.
im•pen•e•tra•bil•i•ty /ɪmˌpɛnɪtrəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] im•pen•e•tra•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pen•e•tra•ble (im pen′i trə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - not penetrable;
that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc. - inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
- incapable of being understood;
inscrutable; unfathomable:an impenetrable mystery. - Physicspossessing impenetrability.
- Latin impenetrābilis. See im-2, penetrable
- late Middle English impenetrabel 1425–75
im•pen′e•tra•ble•ness, n. im•pen′e•tra•bly, adv - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incomprehensible, mysterious, obscure, hidden.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear, lucid.
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