impenetrability

ɪmˌpɛn.ɪ.trəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti

impenetrabilities

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Definition of impenetrability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

complexity

Rare

quality of being difficult to understand

Rare

The impenetrability of his lecture left the students confused..

obscurity

opacity

physical barrier

Rare

state of being impossible to pass through or enter

Rare

The impenetrability of the vault was legendary..

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Origin of impenetrability

Latin, im- (not) + penetrabilis (penetrable)

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opacity

optics

measure of impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation

Examples of impenetrability in a sentence

Critics often discuss the impenetrability of his theories.
The impenetrability of the fortress was well-known.
The dense forest's impenetrability made it a perfect hideout.

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French:obscurité, infranchissabilité, ...
German:Unverständlichkeit, Undurchdringlichkeit, ...
Italian:incomprensibilità, inaccessibilità, ...
Spanish:incomprensibilidad, inaccesibilidad, ...
Portuguese:complexidade, impenetrabilidade, ...
Chinese:难以理解性, 不可穿透性, ...
Japanese:難解さ, 不浸透性, ...
Arabic:غُمُوض, عَدَمُ الْقَابِلِيَّةِ لِلِاخْتِرَاقِ, ...
Hebrew:קושי בְּהֲבָנָה, אִי-חֲדִירוּת, ...
Russian:непонятность, непроницаемость, ...
Ukrainian:незрозумілість, непроникність, ...
Hindi:अविज्ञेयता, अभेद्यता, ...
Bengali:জটিলতা, অভেদ্যতা, ...
Catalan:complexitat, impenetrabilitat, ...
Czech:neproniknutelnost, nedobytnost, ...
Danish:kompleksitet, uigennemtrængelighed, ...
Dutch:onbegrijpelijkheid, ondoordringbaarheid, ...
Greek:πολυπλοκότητα, αδιαπερατότητα, ...
Hungarian:érthetetlenség, áthatolhatatlanság, ...
Khmer:ភាពពិបាកយល់, ភាពមិនអាចជ្រៀតចូលបាន, ...
Korean:난해함, 불침투성, ...
Persian:پیچیدگی, نفوذ ناپذیری, ...
Polish:niezrozumiałość, nieprzeniknioność, ...
Portuguese (BR):incompreensibilidade, impenetrabilidade, ...
Romanian:complexitate, impenetrabilitate, ...
Swedish:obegriplighet, ogenomtränglighet, ...
Thai:ความเข้าใจยาก, ความทึบ, ...
Turkish:anlaşılmazlık, geçilmezlik, ...
Vietnamese:khó hiểu, không thể xuyên thủng, ...

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Definition of impenetrability - Reverso English Dictionary

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