Meanings
nounimpermeability (usually uncountable, plural impermeabilities)
plural impermeabilities
- uncountableusuallythe quality of being impermeable
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
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Origin
- Frenchimperméabilité
- Frenchimperméabilité
- Englishimpermeability
Borrowed from French imperméabilité.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian непроницаемост
- непроницаемост (nepronicaemost)the quality of being impermeable
Catalan impermeabilitat
- impermeabilitatthe quality of being impermeable
French imperméabilité
- imperméabilitéthe quality of being impermeable
Irish neamh-thréscaoilteacht, neamhscagacht
- neamh-thréscaoilteachtthe quality of being impermeable
- neamhscagachtthe quality of being impermeable
Italian impermeabilità
- impermeabilitàthe quality of being impermeable
Spanish impermeabilidad
- impermeabilidadthe quality of being impermeable
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impermeability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermeability
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“impermeability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermeability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impermeability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impermeability.
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