Meaning

1 senses

  1. A person not openly given to friendship.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. The forest was thick and impenetrable.

    ruЛес был дремуч. — Karok

    deDer Wald war dicht und undurchdringlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The wall appeared to be smooth and impenetrable.

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  3. Tom stared into the impenetrable blackness of the night sky.

    ruТом пристально смотрел в непроглядную черноту ночного неба. — sharptoothed

    deTom starrte in die undurchdringliche Schwärze des Nachthimmels. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The heart of a young girl is an impenetrable mystery.

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  5. The fortress is impenetrable.

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Origin

From Middle English inpenetrabel, inpenetrabyle, from Middle French impenetrable or direct

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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Forms

plural: impenetrables

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impedeC1impedimentC1impelimpendimperativeC1imperceptibleC2
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