impervious

ɪmˈpɝːviəs

Definition

Definition of impervious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

impermeablenot allowing fluid to pass through

The coat is made of impervious material to keep out the rain..

impenetrable

impermeable

unaffectednot affected by external influences

She remained impervious to their criticism.

impermeable

unaffected

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Origin of impervious

Latin, impervius (not passable)

Terms with impervious included in their meaning

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waterproof

adj.

resistant quality

impervious to water

sealed

adj.

impervious

preventing entrance or leakage

cap rock

petroleum

impervious rock layer over oil or gas

impenetrably

adv.

impervious

in a manner that cannot be passed through

luting

sealing

substance making surfaces impervious to gas or liquid

waterproofness

imperviousness

state of being impervious to water

watertightness

waterproofing

state of being impervious to water

Examples of impervious in a sentence

Her attitude was impervious to criticism.
The CEO was impervious to the market fluctuations.
Despite the chaos, he remained impervious to panic.

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French:imperméable, insensible, ...
German:undurchlässig, unbeeindruckt, ...
Italian:impermeabile, insensibile, ...
Spanish:impermeable, indiferente, ...
Portuguese:impermeável, imune, ...
Chinese:不透水的, 无动于衷的, ...
Japanese:防水の, 影響を受けない, ...
Arabic:غير منفذ, غَيْر مُتَأَثِّر, ...
Hebrew:אָטוּם, חָסִין, ...
Russian:непроницаемый, невосприимчивый, ...
Ukrainian:непроникний, непідвладний, ...
Hindi:अपारगम्य, अप्रभावित, ...
Bengali:জলরোধী, অপ্রভাবিত, ...
Catalan:impermeable, impassible, ...
Czech:nepropustný, neovlivnitelný, ...
Danish:væsketæt, upåvirkelig, ...
Dutch:ondoorlatend, ongevoelig, ...
Greek:στεγανός, ανεπηρέαστος, ...
Hungarian:átereszthetetlen, érzéketlen, ...
Khmer:មិនជ្រាបទឹក, មិនរងឥទ្ធិពល, ...
Korean:불침투성의, 영향받지 않는, ...
Persian:غیرقابل نفوذ, مصون, ...
Polish:nieprzepuszczalny, niepodatny, ...
Portuguese (BR):impenetrável, inabalável, ...
Romanian:impermeabil, neafectat, ...
Swedish:ogenomtränglig, oemottaglig, ...
Thai:ไม่ซึมผ่าน, ไม่หวั่นไหว, ...
Turkish:geçirmez, etkilenmez, ...
Vietnamese:không thấm nước, không lay chuyển, ...

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