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# impenetrable

«impenetrable» in Mova's school dictionary: **impossible to get through, into or see through, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (impenetrable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Impenetrable means impossible to get through, into or see through, like a thick forest or a strong wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#m1)

2) Impenetrable also means impossible to understand, like a very difficult text. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, an impenetrable forest, fog or fortress makes the hero's journey hard. In science, a material that water or light cannot pass through can be called impenetrable. In everyday life, a book full of jargon may be called impenetrable. Phrases: impenetrable jungle, impenetrable darkness, impenetrable defence.

### examples

- The castle walls were impenetrable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x1)
- They hacked a path through the impenetrable jungle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x2)
- The fog was so thick it was impenetrable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x3)
- The instructions were impenetrable; nobody understood them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x4)
- Our team's defence was impenetrable all season. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x5)
- The darkness of the cave was impenetrable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x6)
- It was pleasant to stand on a branch that swayed and sprung, and it was good to stare at an impenetrable roof of leaves and then climb into it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/#x7)

### note

«Im-» means not; «penetrate» means go into or through. Say «im-PEN-i-tra-bul». The opposite «penetrable» is rarely used.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «impenetrable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impenetrable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.