How to pronounce impervious
American English pronunciation
im-PUR-vee-us
- IPA
- /ɪmˈpɝvi.əs/
- Syllables
- im · PUR · vee · us (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What impervious means
Not letting anything through or affect it
In a sentence: Her new rain boots are impervious to even the deepest puddles.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for something that can't be passed through.
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