imperviousness

imperviousness
    n 1: the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or
         missiles etc.) [syn: {impenetrability}, {imperviousness}]
         [ant: {penetrability}, {perviousness}]
    

Impervious \Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not +
   per through + via way. See {Voyage}.]
   Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through;
   as, a substance impervious to water or air.
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         This gulf impassable, impervious.        --Milton.
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         The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;
        impermeable. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --
        {Im*per"vi*ous*ness}, n.
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