Impervious
[ɪm'pɜːvɪəs] or [ɪm'pɝvɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; 'a material impervious to water'; 'someone impervious to argument' .
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Definition
(a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
Checker: Lorenzo
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Impermeable, impenetrable, impassable.
Checker: Lucy
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PERVIOUS]
Editor: Paula
Definition
adj. not to be penetrated.—ns. Imper′viableness Imperviabil′ity Imper′viousness.—adv. Imper′viously.
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Examples
- Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay shrouded in a haze of its own, which appeared impervious to the sun's rays. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- After the mixture has been applied, it hardens and forms a tough skin fairly impervious to weathering. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- As soon as it cools it hardens into an impervious glossy layer that I should think eminently adapted to this purpose. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We have double-boarded the inside of our silo by this operation, and rendered it practically impervious to the air. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If you make that remark out of interest in me, I have merely to assure you that I am impervious to cold. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The newel post is not made of a solid block, but is built up, being veneered on the inside, as well as on the outside, to make it impervious to atmospheric changes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cork is light, impervious to water, and by pressure can be greatly reduced in bulk, returning again to its original size. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But her grace was impervious to hints, and invited or omitted as she chose. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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