different between inviolable vs impermeable

English

Etymology

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”), from viol? (“violate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?va??l?bl?/
• Hyphenation: in?vi?o?la?ble

Adjective

inviolable (comparative more inviolable, superlative most inviolable)

1. Not violable; not to be infringed.

   Synonyms: unbreakable, unbreachable

   Antonyms: (incapable of being complied) incompliable, (capable of being violated) violable, (capable of being violated) breakable

2. Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

   Synonyms: holy, sacred, sacrosanct

   Antonym: violable

3. Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

   Synonyms: invincible, unassailable

   Antonym: invadable

Derived terms

Translations

References

• inviolable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inviolable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.vj?.labl/
• Homophone: inviolables

Adjective

inviolable (plural inviolables)

1. inviolable

Further reading

• “inviolable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inviol?bilis (“untouchable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbjo?lable/, [?m.bjo?la.??le]

Adjective

inviolable (plural inviolables)

1. inviolable

English

Etymology

From French imperméable, from Latin imperme?bilis, from im- + perme?bilis (“permeable”).

Adjective

impermeable (comparative more impermeable, superlative most impermeable)

1. Impossible to permeate.
2. Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.

Synonyms

• sealed

Antonyms

• permeable

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /im.p??.me?a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.p?r.me?a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.pe?.me?a.ble/

Adjective

impermeable (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)

1. impermeable

   Antonym: permeable

Derived terms

• impermeabilitzar

Related terms

• impermeabilitat

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “impermeable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Alternative forms

• impermeábel

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Adjective

impermeable m or f (plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Derived terms

• impermeabilidade
• impermeabilizar

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imperme?bilis, equivalent to im- +? permeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impe?me?able/, [?m.pe?.me?a.??le]

Adjective

impermeable (plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Derived terms

• impermeabilidad
• impermeabilizar

Further reading

• “impermeable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.