Affected vs Impervious - What's the difference?
affected | impervious |
influenced or changed by something
simulated in order to impress
Emotionally moved; touched.
(algebra, archaic) adfected
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation
(affect)
Unaffected or unable to be affected by.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Immune to damage or effect.
As adjectives the difference between affected and impervious
is that affected is influenced or changed by something while impervious is unaffected or unable to be affected by.As a noun affected
is someone , as by a disease.As a verb affected
is (affect).affected
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
- He spoke with an affected English accent.
- an affected equation
See also
* affectationVerb
(head)- The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.