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impenetrability

im·pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-pen-i-truh-bil-i-tee, im-pen-]
    • /ɪmˌpɛn ɪ trəˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɛn-/
    • /ɪmpenɪtrəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pen-i-truh-bil-i-tee, im-pen-]
    • /ɪmˌpɛn ɪ trəˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɛn-/

Definitions of impenetrability word

  • noun impenetrability the state or quality of being impenetrable. 1
  • noun impenetrability Physics. that property of matter by virtue of which two bodies cannot occupy the same space simultaneously. 1
  • noun impenetrability The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability. 1
See all 3 definitions of impenetrability

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Origin of impenetrability

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; impenetr(able) + -ability

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Parts of speech for Impenetrability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Impenetrability

impenetrability popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for impenetrability

noun impenetrability

  • frequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
  • quantity — a particular or indefinite amount of anything: a small quantity of milk; the ocean's vast quantity of fish.
  • thickness — the state or quality of being thick.
  • body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
  • heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
All 42 Synonyms of impenetrability

Antonyms for impenetrability

noun impenetrability

  • openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • sparsity — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
  • thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
All 12 Antonyms of impenetrability

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