impenetrable

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


BabylonEnglish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
impenetrable
adj. incapable of being penetrated or entered; unsusceptible to outside ideas or influences; unfathomable, inscrutable


Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Impenetrability
In metaphysics, impenetrability is the name given to that quality of matter whereby two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. The philosopher John Toland argued that impenetrability and extension were sufficient to define matter, a contention strongly disputed by Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
impenetrable
Adjective
1. not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests"
(antonym) penetrable
(similar) dense, thick
2. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
(synonym) dense, heavy
(similar) thick
3. impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
(similar) incomprehensible, uncomprehensible


BabylonFrench English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
impénétrable
adj. impenetrable, inscrutable, fathomless

BabylonSpanish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
impenetrable
adj. impervious, impenetrable, inscrutable

Define impenetrable

Translate impenetrable





impenetrable in Chinese | | impenetrable in French | impenetrable in Italian | impenetrable in Spanish | impenetrable in Dutch | impenetrable in Portuguese | impenetrable in German | impenetrable in Russian | impenetrable in Japanese | impenetrable in Greek | impenetrable in Korean | impenetrable in Turkish | impenetrable in Hebrew | impenetrable in Arabic | impenetrable in Croatian | impenetrable in Serbian | impenetrable in Swedish