impénétrable

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See also: impenetrable

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impenētrābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ pénétrable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pe.ne.tʁabl/
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Adjective

impénétrable (plural impénétrables)

  1. impenetrable
    une barrière impénétrable ― an impenetrable barrier
  2. (figuratively) not understandable, mysterious
    Les voies du Seigneur sont impénétrables.
    God works in mysterious ways.
    (literally, “The ways of the Lord are impenetrable.”)

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