impenetrability

im·pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty

noun \(ˌ)im-ˌpe-nə-trə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Definition of IMPENETRABILITY

1

: the inability of two portions of matter to occupy the same space at the same time

2

: the quality or state of being impenetrable

Examples of IMPENETRABILITY

1. <the impenetrability of her prose is apparently the basis of her appeal to literary snobs>

First Known Use of IMPENETRABILITY

1653

Related to IMPENETRABILITY

Synonyms: inscrutability, inscrutableness, mysteriousness, numinousness, obscurity, uncanniness

Related Words: deepness, profundity; darkness, murkiness, obscurity, shadowiness, vagueness; ambiguity, equivocality, equivocalness; incomprehensibility, unintelligibility, unintelligibleness; inexplicability, inexplicableness; unanswerability; unknowability; abstruseness, abstrusity, esotericism, hermetism, reconditeness

Near Antonyms: intelligibility, understandability; clarity, obviousness, plainness, self-evidence, straightforwardness, transparency

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