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impossibility

im·pos·si·bil·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-pos-uh-bil-i-tee, im-pos-]
    • /ɪmˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɒs-/
    • /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pos-uh-bil-i-tee, im-pos-]
    • /ɪmˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɒs-/

Definitions of impossibility word

  • noun plural impossibility condition or quality of being impossible. 1
  • noun plural impossibility something impossible. 1
  • noun impossibility The state or fact of being impossible. 1
  • noun impossibility inability to happen or be true 1
  • noun impossibility sth impossible 1
  • noun impossibility the state or quality of being impossible 0
See all 9 definitions of impossibility

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Origin of impossibility

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English impossibilite < Late Latin impossibilitās. See im-2, possibility

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Parts of speech for Impossibility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Impossibility

impossibility popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for impossibility

noun impossibility

  • futility — the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
  • difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
  • contrariety — opposition between one thing and another; disagreement
  • impracticality — not practical or useful.
All 16 Synonyms of impossibility

Antonyms for impossibility

noun impossibility

  • feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
  • possibility — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
  • practicality — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
  • probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
All 4 Antonyms of impossibility

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