impermeable
/ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl/US/ɪmˈpɝmɪəbəl/
impermeable adjective: impossible to permeate.
Adjective
impermeable (comparative more impermeable, superlative most impermeable)
- Impossible to permeate.
- Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
impermeable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
impermeable in Tamil
- உட்புகவிடாத, ஊடுருவமுடியாத, கசியா, நீர் கசியா, சவ்வூடுபரவா
impermeable in Urdu
- ناقابل سرائیت
impermeable in Bengali
- অভেদ্য, অপ্রবেশ্য
impermeable in Malayalam
- watertight, waterproof, damp-proof
- അപ്രവേശ്യ, അതാര്യം, വെള്ളംകടക്കാത്ത, ഒട്ടുംജലംകടക്കാത്ത, നനയാത്ത, വെള്ളംകടക്കാത്തവിധംമുറുകെകെട്ടിയ
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- impermeable in Kannada
- ಒಳಬಿಡದ, ಒಳತೂರದ, ಒಳಗೆ ಹೋಗಲಾಗದ, ಅಪ್ರವೇಶ್ಯ
- impermeable in Tagalog
- dimatulot
- impermeable in Malay
- tak telap
- impermeable in Indonesian
- kedap
Synonyms of impermeable
Antonyms
Forms of impermeable
| comparative | more impermeable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most impermeable |
Origin of impermeable
Apparently from im- + permeable. Compare French imperméable, from Latin impermeābilis, from im- + permeābilis (“permeable”).
Words formed from impermeable
Questions about impermeable
- What does impermeable mean?
- Impermeable means impossible to permeate.
- What is impermeable in Tamil?
- Impermeable in Tamil is உட்புகவிடாத, ஊடுருவமுடியாத, கசியா. See Impermeable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impermeable?
- Impermeable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce impermeable?
- Impermeable is pronounced /ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl/ (UK).
Words near impermeable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: impermeable (page history and authors); impermeable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impermeable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Impermeable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impermeable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); impermeable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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