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impregnable

Syllabification: (im·preg·na·ble)
Pronunciation: /imˈpreg-nəbəl/
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Definition of impregnable

adjective

  • (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into:an impregnable wall of solid sandstone figurativethe companies are impregnable to takeovers
  • unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable:the case against Hastings would have been almost impregnable

Derivatives

impregnability

Pronunciation: /-ˌpregnəˈbilitē/
noun

impregnably

Pronunciation: /-blē/
adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- 'not' + prendre 'take' (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants

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