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   impervious

   /ɪmˈpəːvɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. not allowing fluid to pass through: "an impervious layer of basaltic clay" Similar impermeableimpenetrableimpregnablewaterproofwatertightwater-resistantwater-repellentsealedhermetically sealedrare:imperviableOpposite permeable
   • 2. unable to be affected by: "he worked, apparently impervious to the heat" Similar unaffected byuntouched byimmune toinvulnerable toinsusceptible tonot susceptible toproof againstunreceptive toclosed toresistant toindifferent toheedless ofunresponsive tooblivious tounmoved bydeaf toOpposite receptive tosusceptible to

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin impervius (from in- ‘not’ + pervius ‘pervious’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imperviously adverb
   • 2. imperviousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › imperviousImpervious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMPERVIOUS is not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable. How to use impervious in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPERVIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPERVIOUS definition: 1. not allowing liquid to go through: 2. If someone is impervious to something,they are not…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPERVIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are impervious to someone's actions, you are not affected or influenced by them. The political system there has been impervious to all suggestions of change. Something that is impervious to water, heat, or a particular object is able to resist it or stop it passing through it. ...a layer of impervious rock.

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   IMPERVIOUS meaning: 1. not allowing liquid to go through: 2. If someone is impervious to something,they are not…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › imperviousImpervious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Things are often described as being impervious to physical assaults like heat, water, bullets, weather, and attack, but just as frequently to less tangible things, like reason, criticism, pain, and pressure.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionimpervious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Nov 5, 2017 · (specialist) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through. Definition of impervious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › impervious_adjimpervious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective impervious, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › imperviousImpervious - definition of impervious by The Free Dictionary

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   impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryIMPERVIOUS definition in American English - Collins Online ...

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    Something that is impervious to water, heat, or a particular object is able to resist it or stop it from passing through it.

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