different between pinched vs impermeable

English

Verb

pinched

1. simple past tense and past participle of pinch

Adjective

pinched (comparative more pinched, superlative most pinched)

1. Very thin, as if drawn together
   • 1897 Edwin Arlington Robinson, Chilodren of the Night, "Aaron Stark":

     His thin, pinched mouth was nothing but a mark […]
2. (of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
3. Financially hurt or damaged.
4. Compressed

Translations

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.