not+impregnable
1Impregnable — Im*preg na*ble, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack;… …
2impregnable — impregnable1 [im preg′nə bəl] adj. [ME imprenable < OFr: see IN 2 & PREGNABLE] 1. not capable of being captured or entered by force 2. unshakable; unyielding; firm [an impregnable belief] impregnability n. impregnably adv. imp …
3impregnable — (adj.) early 15c., imprenable impossible to capture, from M.Fr. imprenable invulnerable, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + O.Fr. prenable assailable, vulnerable, from stem of prendre to take, grasp, from L.… …
4impregnable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to be captured or broken into. 2) unable to be overcome. DERIVATIVES impregnability noun impregnably adverb. ORIGIN Old French imprenable, from in not + prendre take …
5impregnable — impregnable1 impregnability, impregnableness, n. impregnably, adv. /im preg neuh beuhl/, adj. 1. strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort. 2. not to be overcome or overthrown: an… …
6impregnable — /ɪmˈprɛgnəbəl / (say im pregnuhbuhl) adjective 1. strong enough to resist attack; not to be taken by force: an impregnable fort. 2. not to be overcome or overthrown: an impregnable argument. {Middle English imprenable, from French, from im im 2 + …
7impregnable adj — A husband with little English struggled to explain that his wife could not have children, saying she is unbearable . Getting a blank stare, he tried, she is impregnable . Then finally he figured he had it: she is inconceivable! …
8impregnable — a. 1. Unassailable, inexpugnable, not to be taken by assault, not to be stormed, secure from capture, tenable against all odds. 2. Unassailable, invulnerable, invincible, immovable, not to be shaken, irrefragable …
9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
