IMPERVIOUS


Meaning of IMPERVIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpɜ:(r)viəs ]

1.

If you are impervious to someone’s actions, you are not affected or influenced by them.

She seems almost impervious to the criticism from all sides...

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ , usu ADJ to n

2.

Something that is impervious to water, heat, or a particular object is able to resist it or stop it passing through it.

The floorcovering you select will need to be impervious to water.

= impermeable

ADJ : oft ADJ to n

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