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IMPREGNABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
Example:
impregnable self-confidence
Synonyms:
impregnable; inexpugnable
Classified under:
Similar:
unconquerable (not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of conceiving
Synonyms:
conceptive; impregnable
Classified under:
Similar:
fertile (capable of reproducing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Example:
a secure telephone connection
Synonyms:
impregnable; inviolable; secure; strong; unassailable; unattackable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
invulnerable (immune to attack; impregnable)
Derivation:
impregnability (having the strength to withstand attack)
