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impervious

English

Etymology

From Latin impervius (that cannot be passed through), from in- (not) + pervius (letting things through)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??vi.?s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m?p?.vi.?s/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)vi?s

Adjective

impervious (comparative more impervious, superlative most impervious)

  1. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
  2. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
  3. Immune to damage or effect.

Antonyms

  • pervious

Derived terms

  • imperviously
  • imperviousness

Translations

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apathetic

English

Alternative forms

  • apathetical

Etymology

apathy +? -etic

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æp.????t.?k/
  • Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

apathetic (comparative more apathetic, superlative most apathetic)

  1. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion
    Synonyms: passionless, indifferent
  2. Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

Synonyms

  • incurious, indifferent, impassive
  • See also: Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

  • apatheism
  • apatheist

Translations

References

  • apathetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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