English-Thai Dictionary

impenetrable

ADJ ซึ่ง ผ่าน เข้าไป ไม่ได้  impervious accessible pervious pernetrable sueng-pan-kao-pai-mai-dai

 

impenetrable

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ เป็นที่ยอมรับ  ซึ่ง เข้าใจยาก  incomprehensible sueng-mai-pen-ti-yom-rub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPENETRABLE

a.[L. impenetrabilis; in and penetrabilis, from penetro, to penetrate. ] 1. That cannot be penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; as an impenetrable shield.
2. Not to be affected or moved; not admitting impressions on the mind. The hardened sinner remains impenetrable to the admonitions of the gospel.
3. Not to be entered by the sight; as impenetrable darkness. Hence,
4. Not to be entered and viewed by the eye of the intellect; as impenetrable obscurity or abstruseness.

 

IMPENETRABLENESS

n.Impenetrability, which see.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPENETRABLE

Im *pen "e *tra *ble, a. Etym: [L. impenetrabilis; pref. im- not +penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. impénétrable.]

 

1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield. Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton.

 

2. (Physics )

 

Defn: Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time.

 

3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc. ; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart. They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel. Jer. Taylor.

 

IMPENETRABLENESS

IMPENETRABLENESS Im *pen "e *tra *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being impenetrable; impenetrability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impenetrable

im pen e tra ble |imˈpenətrəbəl ɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl | ▶adjective 1 impossible to pass through or enter: a dark, impenetrable forest. • Physics (of matter ) incapable of occupying the same space as other matter at the same time. 2 impossible to understand: impenetrable interviews with French intellectuals. DERIVATIVES im pen e tra bil i ty |-ˌpenətrəˈbilitē |noun, im pen e tra bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + penetrabilis ‘able to be pierced, ’ from the verb penetrare (see penetrate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

impenetrable

impenetrable |ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəb (ə )l | ▶adjective impossible to pass through or enter: a dark, impenetrable forest. • impossible to understand: her expression was impenetrable | impenetrable jargon. • Physics (of matter ) incapable of occupying the same space as other matter at the same time. DERIVATIVES impenetrability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, impenetrably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + penetrabilis ‘able to be pierced ’, from the verb penetrare (see penetrate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impenetrable

impenetrable adjective 1 impenetrable armor: impervious, impermeable, indestructible, solid, thick, unyielding; impregnable, inviolable, invulnerable, unassailable, unpierceable; informal bulletproof. ANTONYMS permeable, vulnerable. 2 a dark, impenetrable forest: impassable, unpassable, inaccessible, unnavigable, untraversable; dense, thick, overgrown; archaic thickset. ANTONYMS sparse, accessible. 3 an impenetrable clique: exclusive, closed, secretive, secret, private; restrictive, restricted, limited. ANTONYMS open. 4 impenetrable statistics: incomprehensible, unfathomable, inexplicable, unintelligible, inscrutable, unclear, baffling, bewildering, puzzling, perplexing, enigmatic, cryptic, confusing, abstruse, opaque; complex, complicated, difficult. ANTONYMS clear.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impenetrable

impenetrable adjective 1 the ships had impenetrable armoured plating: impervious, impermeable, solid, dense, thick, hard, unyielding, unbreakable, indestructible, puncture-proof, unpierceable, resistant; invulnerable, impregnable, inviolable, unattackable, unassailable; waterproof, closed, sealed, hermetically sealed, tight; secure, safe. ANTONYMS permeable; vulnerable. 2 a dark, impenetrable forest: impassable, unpassable, inaccessible, unnavigable, untraversable, pathless, trackless, untrodden; dense, thick, overgrown, jungly, jungle-like; archaic thickset. ANTONYMS accessible; sparse. 3 an impenetrable clique: exclusive, closed, secretive, secret, private; restrictive, restricted, limited; rare discriminative. ANTONYMS open. 4 these statistics can seem impenetrable and tedious: incomprehensible, impossible to understand, unfathomable, fathomless, inexplicable, unintelligible, unclear, baffling, bewildering, puzzling, perplexing, confusing, abstruse, obscure, opaque, recondite, inscrutable, mysterious, cryptic, Delphic; complex, complicated, difficult, hard; archaic wildering; rare insolvable. ANTONYMS clear.

 

French Dictionary

impénétrable

impénétrable adj. adjectif 1 Inaccessible. : Un territoire impénétrable. 2 figuré Incompréhensible. : Une énigme impénétrable. SYNONYME indéchiffrable ; inexplicable ; insaisissable ; obscur .

 

Spanish Dictionary

impenetrable

impenetrable adjetivo 1 Que no puede ser atravesado o penetrado :el blindaje del automóvil lo hace impenetrable a las balas; el parque es un bosque casi impenetrable donde aún viven osos, lobos y urogallos .ANTÓNIMO penetrable .2 Que es extremadamente difícil de llegar a conocer o comprender :los secretos impenetrables de la mafia; el paso del tiempo hace cada vez más impenetrable aún el misterio de los textos de las inscripciones iberas .ANTÓNIMO penetrable .3 Que no deja traslucir lo que sabe, lo que cree o lo que siente :el rostro impenetrable de un tahúr .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impenetrable

im pen e tra ble /ɪmpénɪtrəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 突き通せない ; 通り抜けられない ; «…を » 通さない «to , by » ; 見通せない ▸ be impenetrable by [to ] light [heat ]光 [熱 ]を通さない ▸ impenetrable darkness 見通せない暗さ 2 理解できない, 不可解な .3 【考え 感情などを 】受け付けない, «…に » 頑固な, 鈍感な «to , by » ▸ His mind is impenetrable by [to ] new ideas .彼は新しい考えを受け付けない 4 〘物理 〙不可入で .im p é n e tra bly 副詞 ～ness 名詞