ADJECTIVE | all | imperviable, impervious | not admitting of passage / passage or capable of being affected |
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Meaning | not admitting of passage / passage or capable of being affected. | |
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Synonym | impervious | |
Narrower | acid-fast | not easily decolorized by acid solutions |
colorfast | Having color / color that is resistant to fading or running | |
corrosion-resistant | impervious to corrosion | |
fast | resistant to destruction or fading | |
greaseproof | resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | |
mothproof, moth-resistant | resistant to damage by moths | |
proof | (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand | |
resistant | impervious to being affected | |
rot-resistant | resistant to rotting | |
runproof, ladder-proof, run-resistant | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders | |
soundproof | impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound | |
See also | impermeable | preventing especially liquids / liquids to pass or diffuse through |
Opposite | pervious | Admitting of passage / passage or entrance |
Spanish | impermeable, insensible | |
Catalan | impermeable, insensible |
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