Impregnableness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not +
     prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See
     {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.]
     Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being
     subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an
     impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and
           impregnable.                             --South.
     -- {Im*preg"na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*preg"na*bly}, adv.
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