Impossible Definition
ĭm-pŏsə-bəl
adjective
Incapable of having existence or of occurring.
American Heritage
Not capable of being, being done, or happening.
Webster's New World
Not capable of being done easily or conveniently.
Webster's New World
Not capable of being endured, used, agreed to, etc. because disagreeable or unsuitable.
An impossible task, an impossible request.
Webster's New World
Unacceptable; intolerable.
Impossible behavior.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Wiktionary
(uncountable) (with definite article) That which seems impossible.
If we work together, we can achieve the impossible!
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Impossible
Noun
Singular:
impossible
Plural:
impossiblesOrigin of Impossible
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From Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis, from in- (“not”) + possibilis (“possible”), from possum (“to be able”) + suffix -ibilis (“-able”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin impossibilis in- not in–1 possibilis possible possible
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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