What does penetrable mean?
Penetrable means Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced..
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/ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/ · adjective
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.
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.
A capacity is cognitively penetrable in this sense if that capacity is affected by the subject's knowledge or ignorance of the domain.
Use penetrable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Penetrable means Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced..
Common synonyms include vulnerable.
Possible antonyms include impenetrable.
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.
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