Found 2 items, similar to impregnable.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: impregnable
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Impregnable
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.
[1913 Webster]
The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and
impregnable. --South.
--
Im*preg"na*ble*ness, n. --
Im*preg"na*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]