IMPREGNABLE


Meaning of IMPREGNABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpreg-nə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English imprenable, from Middle French, from in- + prenable vulnerable to capture, from prendre to take — more at prize

Date: 15th century

1. : incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable

an impregnable fortress

2. : unassailable ; also : impenetrable

impregnable walls

• im·preg·na·bil·i·ty (ˌ)im-ˌpreg-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• im·preg·na·ble·ness im-ˈpreg-nə-bəl-nəs noun

• im·preg·na·bly -blē adverb

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