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Staunch vs Impregnable - What's the difference?

staunch | impregnable |

As adjectives the difference between staunch and impregnable

is that staunch is loyal, trustworthy, reliable, outstanding while impregnable is too strong to be penetrated or impregnable can be capable of being impregnated.

As a verb staunch

is to stop the flow of (blood).

staunch

English

Alternative forms

* stanch

Adjective

(er)
  • loyal, trustworthy, reliable, outstanding
    • He's been a staunch supporter of mine through every election.
  • * , Episode 16
    • he relished a glass of choice old wine in season as both nourishing and bloodmaking and possessing aperient virtues (notably a good burgundy which he was a staunch believer in)
  • dependable, persistent
  • * Without our staunch front line the enemy would have split the regiment.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To stop the flow of (blood).
  • To stop, check, or deter an action.
  • * Somebody's got to staunch those press leaks!

    • Usage notes

    The spelling staunch'' is more commonly used for the adjective. In contrast, ''stanch is more commonly used as the spelling of the verb.

    Anagrams

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    impregnable

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) imprenable, . Intrusive g added 16c on model of deign, reign.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Too strong to be penetrated.
  • * South
    • The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 2 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And with Bolton suffering a wretched run of five straight home defeats - their worst run in 109 years - Chelsea fans would have been forgiven for expecting a comfortable win.
    But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.}}

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being impregnated.
    • Following treatment, twenty percent of previously infertile females were impregnable .
    Application of the compound rendered the non-porous surface impregnable .

    References

    * Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1966).