impermeableness
NounSynonyms:
impermeability
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquidSynonyms: impermeabilityType of solidity, solidnessKinds waterproofness, retentiveness, nonabsorbency
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“impermeableness” is listed under Impermeable.
Im·per′me·a·ble adjective
Origin: Pref. im- not + permeable: cf. F. imperméable, L. impermeabilis.
Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. — Im·per′wb-a1′>′me·a·ble·ness, noun — Im·per′wb-a1′>′me·a·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54