different between populous vs impermeable

English

Etymology

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?pj?l?s/
• (US) enPR: päp?y?-l?s, IPA^(key): /?p?pj?l?s/
• Homophone: populace

Adjective

populous (comparative more populous, superlative most populous)

1. Having a large population.

2. (of a language) Spoken by a large number of people.
   • 1974, Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language ?ISBN, page 524:

     The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.

3. Densely populated.

4. Crowded with people.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse populace (a noun) with populous (an adjective).

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.