penetrating en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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Able to pierce or penetrate
The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
1958 February 14, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 89:
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Looking deeply into; piercing
He had a very penetrating pair of brown eyes.
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Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most penetrating | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more penetrating | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
penetratingness · unpenetrating · nonpenetrating · penetratingly
Translations (23)
fi syvällinen (demonstrating keen understanding) · bg проницателен (demonstrating keen understanding) · cy craff (demonstrating keen understanding) · el διαπεραστικός (able to pierce or penetrate) · bg проникващ (able to pierce or penetrate) · mk про́бивен (able to pierce or penetrate) · cy treiddgar (demonstrating keen understanding) · ga tolltach (able to pierce or penetrate) · la penetrālis (able to pierce or penetrate) · fi läpitunkeva (able to pierce or penetrate) · mi tīwharawhara (able to pierce or penetrate) · mk про́дорен (able to pierce or penetrate) · fi viiltävä (able to pierce or penetrate) · fa نافذ (able to pierce or penetrate) · uk прони́кливий (able to pierce or penetrate) · bg пронизващ (able to pierce or penetrate) · nl indringend (demonstrating keen understanding) · cy treiddiol (able to pierce or penetrate) · mk про́никлив (demonstrating keen understanding) · fr pénétrant (able to pierce or penetrate) · uk прони́кливий (demonstrating keen understanding) · fi viiltävä (demonstrating keen understanding) · cy treiddgar (able to pierce or penetrate)