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impenetrable

im·pe·net·rable

UK/ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/ US/ɪmˈpɛnɪtɹəbəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

  • “an impenetrable fortress”
  • “impenetrable rain forests”
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2.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

  • “dense smoke”
  • “heavy fog”
  • “impenetrable gloom”
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3.

impossible to understand

  • “impenetrable jargon”

Origin

From Middle English inpenetrabel, inpenetrabyle, from Middle French impenetrable or directly from its etymon, Latin impenetrābilis. By surface analysis, im- + penetrable.

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