Antonyms for impregnability

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-preg-nuh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛg nə bəl

Definition of impregnability

Origin : early 15c., imprenable "impossible to capture," from Middle French imprenable "invulnerable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old French prenable "assailable, vulnerable" (see pregnable). With intrusive -g- 16c., on model of deign, reign, etc. Related: Impregnability.

As in safety : noun protection from harm

Example sentences :

If any spot can impress the notion of impregnability it is Kuffstein.
Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

Of course his impregnability gave rise to all manner of stories.
Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

But its impregnability could not offset its gross imprudence.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.

These were old and had not been repaired, since the Saguntines trusted in the impregnability of the steeps.
Extract from : « Snnica » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

If any spot can impress the notion of impregnability, it is Kuffstein.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine » by Various

He contents himself with asserting the vulnerability of all British locks and the impregnability of his own.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 » by Various

In Roman times the site still held its own as one of importance and impregnability.
Extract from : « Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces » by Francis Miltoun

I know they would; after Liege and Namur one knows that modern guns can outlaw any impregnability of the past.
Extract from : « The Spell of Scotland » by Keith Clark

The castle profited by the road in accessibility, but its impregnability was so far lessened.
Extract from : « The Dove in the Eagle's Nest » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Each visit to Thermopylæ has, however, deepened my conviction that Herodotus exaggerated the impregnability of this pass.
Extract from : « Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol VIII » by Various

Synonyms for impregnability

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