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- 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.
Definition of impregnable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
IMPREGNABLE meaning: 1. A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it…. Learn 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.
Impregnable definition: strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable. See examples of IMPREGNABLE used in a sentence.
Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success. An impregnable argument. American Heritage. Unshakable; unyielding; firm. An impregnable belief. Webster's New World. That can be impregnated. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (of a fortress, wall, etc., also used figuratively) Too strong to be penetrated. Wiktionary.
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 ...
