Meaning

3 senses
  1. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.

    The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.

    gleichgültig, unempfindlich

    непроница́емыйnepronicájemyj, невосприи́мчивыйnevospriímčivyj, неуязви́мыйneujazvímyj

    несприйня́тливийnespryjnjátlyvyj, невразли́вийnevrazlývyj

    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

  2. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.

    Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.

    undurchlässig

    непроница́емыйnepronicájemyj

    непроникни́йnepronyknýj, непрони́кливийnepronýklyvyj

  3. Immune to damage or effect.

    The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.

    undurchdringlich, undurchdringbar

    невосприи́мчивыйnevospriímčivyj, неуязви́мыйneujazvímyj

    несприйня́тливийnespryjnjátlyvyj, невразли́вийnevrazlývyj

Examples

11 sentences
  1. This material is completely impervious to water.

    ruЭтот материал полностью непромокаем.

    deDieses Material ist völlig wasserundurchlässig.

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  2. Mark almost became impervious to toxic co-workers.

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  3. Don't bother arguing with it; humans are impervious to logic.

    ruНе утруждай себя, пытаясь оспорить это; люди невосприимчивы к логике.

    deVersuch erst gar nicht, mit ihm zu diskutieren. Menschliche Wesen sind resistent gegen Logik.

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  4. Gunter was working in the baking sun, totally impervious to the heat.

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  5. Galoshes are impervious to water.

    ruКалоши водонепроницаемы.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
unaffected or unable to be affected by something:
preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable:
Русский
By meaning 1
unaffected or unable to be affected by something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
unaffected or unable to be affected by something:
preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable:
immune to damage or effect:

Origin

From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letti

From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).

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Forms

more impervious, most impervious
Comparativemore impervious Lesson
Superlativemost impervious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • not admitting of passage or capable of being affected:imperviable

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

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