Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Impregnable"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impregnable \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; unconquerable; as, an
impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.

The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and
impregnable. --South.
-- {Im*preg"na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*preg"na*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.)
Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the
ovule of a plant.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

impregnable
adj 1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress";
"fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
[syn: {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable},
{unattackable}]
2: impossible to take by storm [syn: {inexpugnable}]


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