Definitions by Jafje
Impenetrable
1. Impossible to get in or through: Not able to be passed through or entered.
2. Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or discern.
3. Closed to influence: Not open to intellectual or moral influences, impressions, or ideas.
2. Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or discern.
3. Closed to influence: Not open to intellectual or moral influences, impressions, or ideas.
Impenetrable by Jafje April 5, 2007
Obscure
1. Hard to understand: Difficult to understand because of not being fully or clearly expressed.
2. Indistinct: Not able to be seen or heard distinctly.
3. Unimportant or unknown: not important or well-known.
4. Known to few people: Unknown to most people, e.g. because of being hidden or remote.
5. Dim: dark, shadowy, or clouded.
2. Indistinct: Not able to be seen or heard distinctly.
3. Unimportant or unknown: not important or well-known.
4. Known to few people: Unknown to most people, e.g. because of being hidden or remote.
5. Dim: dark, shadowy, or clouded.
Sombre
1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.
2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.
3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.
NOTE: Sombre is the American version of the word 'Somber'. Somber is Canadian and UK spelling.
2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.
3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.
NOTE: Sombre is the American version of the word 'Somber'. Somber is Canadian and UK spelling.
Somber
1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.
2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.
3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.
NOTE: Somber is the Canadian and UK spelling of this word. The American version is 'sombre'. The word originated from the Dutch word 'somber', which means about the same.
2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.
3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.
NOTE: Somber is the Canadian and UK spelling of this word. The American version is 'sombre'. The word originated from the Dutch word 'somber', which means about the same.
Oppressive
1. Dominating harshly: Imposing a harsh or cruel form of domination.
2. Highly stressful: Exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome pressure on somebody.
3. Stifling: So hot and humid as to make people feel tired, irritable, or sluggish.
2. Highly stressful: Exerting a worrying, troubling, or burdensome pressure on somebody.
3. Stifling: So hot and humid as to make people feel tired, irritable, or sluggish.
An oppressive regime.
Oppressive by Jafje April 5, 2007
Recoil
1. Move back suddenly: To move back suddenly and violently, e.g. after an impact.
2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.
3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.
4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.
2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.
3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.
4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.