impervious
im·per·vi·ous
adj \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\Definition of IMPERVIOUS
1
a : not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable <a coat impervious to rain> b : not capable of being damaged or harmed <a carpet impervious to rough treatment>
2
: not capable of being affected or disturbed <impervious to criticism>
— im·per·vi·ous·ly adverb
— im·per·vi·ous·ness noun
Examples of IMPERVIOUS
- <the material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain>
- <the rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers>
- … Berlin struck me, above all, as impervious to any political reactions whatever … —Stephen Spender, New York Times Magazine, 30 Oct.1977
- He looked at her, impervious to her tears … —Jean Stafford, Children Are Bored on Sunday, (1945) 1953
- … the trunk … is encased in so hard a bark, as to be almost impervious to a bullet … —Herman Melville, Omoo, 1847
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Origin of IMPERVIOUS
Latin impervius, from in- + pervius pervious
First Known Use: 1640
Related to IMPERVIOUS
Related Words: close, compact, dense, snug, thick; airtight, hermetic (also hermetical), leakproof, watertight; lightproof, soundproof, waterproof
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