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impenetrable

adjective

impossible to understand

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
MP
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. impossible to understand

    “impenetrable jargon”

adjective

  1. not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

    “an impenetrable fortress”

adjective

  1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

    “dense smoke”

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Example Sentences

impenetrable jargon
an impenetrable fortress
impenetrable rain forests
dense smoke
heavy fog
impenetrable gloom

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