different between impervious vs harsh

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

English

Etymology

From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk); the Middle English Dictionary derives it from that and Middle Low German harsch (“rough”, literally “hairy”) (whence also German harsch), from haer (“hair”); the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h???/
• Rhymes: -??(?)?

Adjective

harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)

1. Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
2. Severe or cruel.

Antonyms

• genteel

Translations

Verb

harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)

1. (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
2. (transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood).

Synonyms

• rough

Derived terms

• harshly
• harshness

Translations