penetrable

• Se dit de ce dans quoi on peut pénétrer, que l'on peut percer ou comprendre.

Describes something that can be entered, pierced, or understood.

1. Admitting of penetrationC1formal

   Allowing something to pass into or through; not impenetrable.

   Pénétrable

   • The thin membrane is easily penetrable by the needle.
   • The forest was penetrable only by a narrow path.
   • The material is penetrable by water if not treated.

   Synonymesopenpassablepermeableperviousporous

   Antonymeshardimpenetrableimpermeableimpervioussolid

2. Capable of being understoodC1formal

   Open to being understood or comprehended; accessible to the mind.

   compréhensible

   • His arguments were penetrable to anyone with basic logic.
   • The complex theory is not easily penetrable by beginners.
   • Her motives were penetrable after she explained her background.

   Synonymesaccessiblecomprehensibledecipherablefathomablegraspableintelligibleunderstandable

   Antonymesincomprehensibleinscrutableunfathomable