penetrable
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penetrable
- /ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.
adjective more penetrable · most penetrable
- Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. On the east the high mountain-chain of Zagros, penetrable only in one or two places, forms a barrier of the most marked character, and is beyond a doubt the natural limit for which we are looking.
- Capable of being fully understood. A Boer may know you, but it will take you some time to know him, and when a certain stage in your acquaintance is reached, you may begin to wonder whether his real nature is penetrable at all.
Opposite: impenetrable
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adjective
Opposite: impenetrable
Translations
Every language
adj capable of being penetrated
| Español | penetrable |
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| Português | penetrável |
| Français | pénétrable |
| Deutsch | durchlässig |
| Italiano | penetrabile, perforabile, trapassabile |
| Română | penetrabil |
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