Penetrable
/ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
"On the east the high mountain-chain of Zagros, penetrable only in one or two places, forms a barrier of the most marked character, and is beyond a doubt the natural limit for which we are looking."
- 2 Capable of being fully understood. figuratively
"A Boer may know you, but it will take you some time to know him, and when a certain stage in your acquaintance is reached, you may begin to wonder whether his real nature is penetrable at all."
Adjective
- 1 admitting of penetration or passage into or through wordnet
- 2 capable of being penetrated wordnet
Example
More examples"On the east the high mountain-chain of Zagros, penetrable only in one or two places, forms a barrier of the most marked character, and is beyond a doubt the natural limit for which we are looking."
Etymology
From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.