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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and
           impregnable.                             --South.
     -- Im*preg"na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*preg"na*bly, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     Αγγλικά a.
     απόρθητος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     a.
     1 (lb en military) Of a fortress or other fortified#Adjective
  place#Noun: able#Adjective to withstand all attack#Noun; impenetrable,
  inconquerable, unvanquishable.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Too strong#Adjective to be defeat#Verb or
  overcome; invincible.
     a.
     capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     a.
     1 (lb en military) Of a fortress or other fortified#Adjective
  place#Noun: able#Adjective to withstand all attack#Noun; impenetrable,
  inconquerable, unvanquishable.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Too strong#Adjective to be defeat#Verb or
  overcome; invincible.
     a.
     capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     a.
     1 (lb en military) Of a fortress or other fortified#Adjective
  place#Noun: able#Adjective to withstand all attack#Noun; impenetrable,
  inconquerable, unvanquishable.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Too strong#Adjective to be defeat#Verb or
  overcome; invincible.
     a.
     capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     a.
     1 (lb en military) Of a fortress or other fortified#Adjective
  place#Noun: able#Adjective to withstand all attack#Noun; impenetrable,
  inconquerable, unvanquishable.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Too strong#Adjective to be defeat#Verb or
  overcome; invincible.
     a.
     capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impregnable
     Engelska a.
     ogenomtränglig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  حصين

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  impregnable //ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l// 
  непревзимаем
  too strong to be defeated or overcome

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/ 
  nedobytný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  unangreifbar, unbezwinglich, unbezwingbar 
     Synonym: inexpugnable
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  uneinnehmbar  [mil.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  unüberwindlich 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  
  δυσνοήτος, απόρθητος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  impregnable //ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l// 
  1. läpipääsemätön, läpäisemätön, murtumaton, valloittamaton
  of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks
  2. horjumaton, järkkymätön, järkähtämätön, valloittamaton
  too strong to be defeated or overcome
  3. hedelmällinen
  capable of being impregnated

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/ 
  1. अजेय
        "Arsenal are in an impregnable position at the top of the league."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  neosvojiv, nepokolebljiv, nesavladiv

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  1. legyôzhetetlen
  2. bevehetetlen

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  impregnable //ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l// 
  1. 鉄壁, 鐵壁
  of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks
  2. 難攻不落の
  too strong to be defeated or overcome
  3. 受精可能な, 受胎可能な
  capable of being impregnated

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  impregnable /ɪmˈpregnəbəl/ 
   1.  nie do zdobycia
   2.  nieprzenikniony (to - na)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  1. gebe bırakılabilir, döllenebilir.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  impregnable /ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl/
  1. .zaptedilemez, zorla ele geçirilemez istila edilemez
  2. kazanılamaz. impregnably  zaptedilemez bir şekilde.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪmˈpɹɛɡnəbəɫ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/impɾeɣnaβle/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/impɾeɣnaβle/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "impregnable":
     deathless, defended, guarded, immortal, impenetrable, imperishable,
     incontestable, incorruptible, indelible, indestructible,
     indomitable, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable,
     inextinguishable, insuperable, invincible, inviolable,
     invulnerable, irresistible, mighty, nonperishable, overpowering,
     overwhelming, protected, quenchless, resistless, safe, safeguarded,
     secure, shielded, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable,
     undampable, undefeatable, undestroyable, undying, unquenchable,
     unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 无法攻取的,要塞坚固的,难攻陷的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 无法攻取的,要塞坚固的,难攻陷的,坚定的

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