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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Impervious \Im*per"vi*ous\, adjective [L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through + via way. See {Voyage}.] Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
This gulf impassable, impervious. --Milton.
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. --Macaulay.
Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ness}, noun
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