adj
penetrable
Penetrable (adj) means Able to be pierced, entered, or passed through.
adj
1
Able to be pierced, entered, or passed through.
2
Able to be grasped or understood fully.
"A capacity is cognitively penetrable in this sense if that capacity is affected by the subject's knowledge or ignorance of the domain."
— Peter Carruthers, Peter K. Smith (1996)
"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."
— Arthur M. Mann, The Boer in Peace and War (1900)
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Etymology
Came into English as Middle English penetrable, penytrable, taken from Old French penetrable, which in turn came from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.
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What is the meaning of penetrable?
"penetrable" (adj) means able to be pierced, entered, or passed through.
What is the opposite of penetrable?
The opposite of "penetrable" is impenetrable.
What are the different meanings of penetrable?
"penetrable" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to be pierced, entered, or passed through; 2. Able to be grasped or understood fully.
