impervious
Adjective
- not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
- "a material impervious to water"
- "someone impervious to argument"
Adj
- Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
- Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
- Immune to damage or effect.
Examples
- Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.
- The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.
- The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).
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Scrabble Score: 17
impervious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimpervious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impervious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
impervious: valid Words With Friends Word