imperviousness
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- noun
- /ɪmˈpɜrviəsnəs/
:
impermeabilidad
- This imperviousness earned it a fearsome reputation in the African theater and cemented its place in history.
Like Violet has my just complete imperviousness to criticism.
- Like Violet has my just complete imperviousness to criticism.
Examples
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It engenders an imperviousness to what life is really about, and as such deserves the name of sin.
Academic text (1990) -
Given the imperviousness of the bulk of his audience to his message, what effect could he hope to have?
Academic text (2000) -
Nothing can penetrate Hayes's imperviousness to other human beings.
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For some competitors, particularly at the elite level, this feeling of imperviousness to danger is accompanied by changes in personality and/or behavioral tendencies.
Academic text (1991) -
As a result, the athlete feels a sense of imperviousness to the dangers of competing, takes more risks, and performs more aggressively and confidently (Donald, 1983).
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The engineer praised the material for its imperviousness to water, making it ideal for outdoor structures.
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With its imperviousness to harsh weather, the coat kept her warm and dry throughout the storm.
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The wall's imperviousness to noise from the street made the room a perfect place for studying.
Synonyms
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Being impossible to go through, like thick walls or heavy fog
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A situation where a road or path cannot be crossed
A quality of being impossible to get through or understand
The quality of not letting water or air pass through
The quality of not letting water pass through something
A property of a material that keeps water and insects away
The quality of keeping water or insects away from something
Antonyms
How Impervious
Surface Forms
Morphology
imperviousness = impervious (transparent) = im + pervious + ness
Formed by the productive nominalizing suffix '-ness' from the adjective 'impervious', so the noun's meaning follows directly from the adjective.
Etymology
Imperviousness comes from im- 'not' plus pervious, from a root that means 'passable' or 'through', like the word via or the English word permeable which also means 'lets things through'. So, imperviousness is the quality of 'not letting something pass through', for example water, light, or people.