Question 1 · Quick check
impossibility
CEFRB2
/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Something that cannot happen or be done.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe quality of being impossible.
Examples
Climbing that steep mountain is a physical impossibility.
Death is the possibility of the absolute impossibility of Dasein.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe state of being unable to do something.
Something that is impossible.
More examples
In contextMeeting the deadline is an impossibility; there is no way we can be ready in time.
1548, Edward Hall, The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke, London: Richard Grafton, Henry VIII, year 15, After long reasonyng, there wer certain appoynted, to declare the impossibilite of this demaunde to the Cardinal,
My dear Tom, you are going to undertake an Impossibility. If you knew my Father, you would never think of obtaining his Consent.
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Origin
noun
From Middle French impossibilité, from Latin impossibilitās. By surface analysis, im- + possibility and impossible + -ity.