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Impermeableness

Impermeable \Im*per"me*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + permeable: cf. F. imperm['e]able, L. impermeabilis.] Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. -- Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.

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impermeableness

n. the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: impermeability] [ant: permeability]

Usage examples of "impermeableness".

He leaned against the door, shook it, rattled it, listening to its impermeableness rebuff his desire to penetrate.