Definition
Impossible to pass through, break into, or understand; so dense or difficult that nothing can get through it.
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (not) + 'penetrare' (to penetrate/enter). The word emerged in English by the 1600s to describe things literally impossible to pierce, then expanded to mean difficult to understand.
Kelly Says
The word describes both physical barriers like 'impenetrable jungle' and mental ones like 'her impenetrable accent'—it's fascinating how language uses the same word for things you can't get through physically or intellectually.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንንም አይችልም
ma-n-n-m a-y-chi-l-m
ARالعربية
لا يمكن اختراقه
la yakun ishtaraqah
BNবাংলা
অপ্রবেশ্য
o-pro-besh-ya
CACatalà
impermeable
im-per-me-a-ble
CSČeština
neproniknutelný
ne-pro-ni-k-nu-tel-ny
DADansk
uigennemtrængelig
u-i-gen-nem-trae-nge-lig
DEDeutsch
undurchdringlich
un-durs-h-dring-lich
ELΕλληνικά
αδιαπέρατος
a-dia-pe-ra-tos
ESEspañol
impenetrable
im-pen-e-tra-ble
FAفارسی
غیرقابل نفوذ
ghair-ka-ble-ne-fooz
FISuomi
tunkeutumaton
tun-keu-tu-ma-ton
FRFrançais
imperméable
im-per-me-a-ble
GUGU
અવિભાજ્ય
a-vi-bha-j-ya
HAHA
ba zai iya shiga
ba zai iya shi-ga
HEעברית
בלתי חדיר
bal-ti-chad-ir
HIहिन्दी
अदृश्य
a-d-r-sh-ya
HUMagyar
áthatolhatatlan
a-tha-tol-ha-ta-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak dapat ditembus
tidak dapat di-tem-bus
IGIG
adịghị mkpụrụ
a-di-ghi mk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
impermeabile
im-per-me-a-bi-le
JA日本語
貫通できない
kan-tou-de-ki-nai
KMKM
不可穿透
bù kě chuān tòu
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak dapat ditembus
tidak dapat di-tem-bus
MYမြန်မာ
စီးဝင်ရောက်နိုင်
si-ee-wa-yin-ra-uk-no-ing
NLNederlands
onbreekbaar
on-brek-ba-ar
NONorsk
uigennemnærlig
u-i-gen-nem-naer-lig
PLPolski
nieprzepuszczalny
n-ie-prze-puszcz-al-ny
PTPortuguês
impenetrável
im-pe-ne-tra-vel
RORomână
impenetrabil
im-pe-ne-tra-bil
RUРусский
непроницаемый
ne-pro-ni-tsae-myy
SVSvenska
omöjlig att tränga igenom
o-mo-j-lig att träng-a ge-gen
SWKiswahili
haiwezi kupitishwa
hai-wezi ku-pi-ti-sh-wa
TAதமிழ்
அடக்கமுடியாத
a-dak-ka-mu-di-ya-ath
TEతెలుగు
ఛేదనీయమైన
che-da-nee-ya-ma-in
THไทย
ทะลุไม่ได้
ta-luu-mai-dai
TLTL
hindi maaring ma-pasok
hin-di ma-ra-ing ma-pas-ok
TRTürkçe
sızılmaz
si-z-il-maz
UKУкраїнська
непроникний
ne-pro-nik-nyy
URاردو
غیر قابل عبور
ghair ka-bil-e-ab-oor
VITiếng Việt
không thể xuyên qua
khong the xen qua
ZH中文
不可穿透
bù kě chuān tòu
ZUZU
alungilelwe
a-lu-ngi-le-le-we