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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

防水の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōsui no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Impermeable/ɪmˈpɜːr.mi.ə.bəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"このコートは防水の素材でできています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not allowing fluid to pass through.

    "The new raincoat is made from an impermeable material that keeps you dry."
  2. 2

    Impenetrable; unable to be affected by something.

    "His resolve was impermeable to criticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'impermeabilis', formed by the negative prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' combined with 'permeare', meaning 'to pass through' (from 'per-' through + 'meare' to pass). It entered the English language in the early 17th century to describe materials that do not allow fluids to pass through them.

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