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imperviable

DEFINITIONS OF: imperviable

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adj not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

Synonyms:
impervious
impermeable
preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
fast
resistant to destruction or fading
acid-fast
not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
colorfast
having color that is resistant to fading or running
greaseproof
resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax
moth-resistant, mothproof
resistant to damage by moths
proof
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
resistant
impervious to being affected
corrosion-resistant
impervious to corrosion
rot-resistant
resistant to rotting
ladder-proof, run-resistant, runproof
(of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders
soundproof
impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
Antonyms:
pervious
admitting of passage or entrance
permeable
allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
receptive
open to arguments, ideas, or change
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