impervious

Thân thiện

The raincoat is made of a material impervious to water.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not allowing something to pass through: Describes a material or surface that is completely resistant to the penetration or passage of liquids, gases, or other substances.
   • Not affected or influenced by something: Describes a person, attitude, or state that is not open to being changed, affected, or damaged by external factors, such as criticism, arguments, or emotions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Material):
  • The raincoat is made from an impervious fabric that keeps you dry in any storm.
  • A good roof should be impervious to water.
• Adjective (Person/State):
  • He remained impervious to their insults and continued his work calmly.
  • She is impervious to criticism, which allows her to take creative risks.

Advanced Usage

• "impervious to": This is the standard prepositional phrase used with the adjective.
  • The ancient fortress walls were impervious to attack.
  • His confidence seemed impervious to failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Imperviousness (noun): The quality or state of being impervious.
  • The imperviousness of the sealant guarantees long-term protection.
• Imperviable (adjective): An archaic or less common synonym for impervious.
• Permeable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning allowing liquids or gases to pass through.

Synonyms

• Impenetrable: Impossible to pass through or enter.
• Resistant: Offering opposition or withstanding the effect of something.
• Unreceptive: Not willing to consider new ideas or suggestions.
• Invulnerable: Impossible to harm or damage.

Antonyms

• Porous: Full of tiny holes that allow water or air to pass through.
• Permeable: Allowing substances to pass through.
• Susceptible: Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
• Receptive: Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.

Related Phrases

• Impervious surface: (Technical/Environmental term) A hard surface, like concrete or asphalt, that does not allow water to soak into the ground.
  • The increase in impervious surfaces in the city has led to more flooding.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
   • a material impervious to water
   • someone impervious to argument

Từ đồng nghĩa

• imperviable