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impossible.

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/UK[ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bl̩]UK/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/UK[ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bl̩]UK
  1. Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

    not-comparable · usually
    It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
    Sarah thinks that nothing is impossible because things can always somehow happen.
  2. Very difficult to deal with.

    colloquial · not-comparable · usually
    You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
    This humidity is impossible.
  3. imaginary

    dated · not-comparable · usually
    impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers
Where this word comes from

From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.

noun/ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/UK[ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bl̩]UK/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/UK[ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bl̩]UK
  1. An impossibility.

  2. A skateboard trick consisting of a backflip performed in midair.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.

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