Impervious
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
Related Definitions:
Admitting,
Air,
As,
Entrance,
Impervious,
Not,
Of,
Or,
Passage,
Pervious,
Substance,
Through,
To,
Water
Impervious Quotations
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.
William Congreve
It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as proof that you can be totally impervious to the effects of Harvard and Yale education.
Barney Frank
Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.
Patrick MacGill
Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
Bernard Law Montgomery
Impervious Translations
impervious in German is undurchdringlich
impervious in Norwegian is ugjennomtrengelig, uimottakelig
impervious in Swedish is impulsiv
Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote
BookRags Media Network
