impervious

Definition

Unable to be affected by or penetrated by something; completely resistant to influence or damage.

Etymology

From Latin impervia, composed of in- (not) and pervius (having a way through), from per- (through) and via (way). The word entered English in the 17th century, initially used for physical barriers before extending to emotional or intellectual resistance.

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