Impervious
adjOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 11/ɪmpˈərviːəs/ · इम्पर्वियस
Not allowing fluid to pass through
अभेद्य, जिससे कुछ पार न हो, या जिस पर असर न हो
The coating makes the roof impervious to water.
He is impervious to criticism.
Daily use: Coating impervious hai, paani nahi aayega.
इसे तोड़िए: im (नहीं) + per (पार) + via (रास्ता, जैसे 'via Delhi')। जिसमें से होकर कोई रास्ता न बने, कोई fluid पार न हो सके, वह impervious है।
Break it: im (not) + per (through) + via (way, as in 'via Delhi'). Something with no way through it, so that no fluid can pass, is impervious.
Antonym permeable और porous आते हैं; synonym impenetrable (या impermeable)। Figurative use भी है: impervious to criticism यानी आलोचना का असर न होना।
Antonyms in options are permeable and porous; the synonym is impenetrable (or impermeable). It is also used figuratively: impervious to criticism means not affected by it.