different between unimpressible vs hardened

English

Etymology

un- +? impressible

Adjective

unimpressible (comparative more unimpressible, superlative most unimpressible)

1. Not impressible; not sensitive; apathetic.

Related terms

• unimpressibility

References

• unimpressible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• unpermissible

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??dn?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??dn?d/
• Hyphenation: hard?ened

Verb

hardened

1. simple past tense and past participle of harden

Adjective

hardened (comparative more hardened, superlative most hardened)

1. Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.

   The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

2. Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
3. (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.

   a hardened air base

   a hardened server

Derived terms

• battle-hardened
• radiation-hardened
• unhardened

Translations

Anagrams

• adherend, deharden