imperviable
vi adjective
1.
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
2.
incapable of being injured or impaired: impervious to wear and tear.
3.
incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected: impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering.
Related forms
im·per·vi·ous·ly, adverb
im·per·vi·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
3. invulnerable, closed.
3. invulnerable, closed.
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| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable |
| 2. | not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to): impervious to argument |
| imperviable or imperviable | |
| —adj | |
| im'perviously or imperviable | |
| —adv | |
| im'perviousness or imperviable | |
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| impervious or imperviable (ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs) | |
| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable |
| 2. | not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to): impervious to argument |
| imperviable or imperviable | |
| —adj | |
| im'perviously or imperviable | |
| —adv | |
| im'perviousness or imperviable | |
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Word Origin & History
impervious
1650, from L. impervius "that cannot be passed through," from in- "not" + pervius "letting things through," from per "through" + via "road."
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