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adjective
- 1. (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into: "a massive and impregnable fortress" Similar Opposite
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A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it cannot be entered by force: Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves. mainly UK. powerful and impossible to beat, especially in sport:
1. : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable. an impregnable fortress. 2. : unassailable. also : impenetrable. impregnable walls. impregnability. (ˌ)im-ˌpreg-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. impregnableness. im-ˈpreg-nə-bəl-nəs. noun. impregnably. im-ˈpreg-nə-blē. adverb. Did you know?
Impregnable definition: strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable. See examples of IMPREGNABLE used in a sentence.
When something is impregnable it is not easily taken by force and can stand up to any attack. We usually use it in reference to some form of protection, like a fort or a solid defensive line in football.
IMPREGNABLE meaning: 1. A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it…. Learn more.
Definition of impregnable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. unable to be broken into or taken by force: an impregnable castle. 2. unable to be shaken or overcome: impregnable self-confidence. 3. incapable of being refuted: an impregnable argument. [C15 imprenable, from Old French, from im- (not) + prenable able to be taken, from prendre to take] imˌpregnaˈbility, imˈpregnableness n. imˈpregnably adv.
If you say that a person or group is impregnable, or their position is impregnable, you think they cannot be defeated by anyone.
Impregnable definition: strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable. See examples of IMPREGNABLE used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English impregnable im‧preg‧na‧ble / ɪmˈpreɡnəb ə l / adjective formal 1 DEFEND a building that is impregnable is so strong that it cannot be entered by force an impregnable fortress 2 STUBBORN strong and impossible to change or influence her impregnable obstinacy Examples from the Corpus ...
