Definitions for Impossible
ɪmˈpɒs ə bəlImpos·si·ble

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impossibleadjective

   something that cannot be done

   "his assignment verged on the impossible"

2. impossibleadjective

   not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

   "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

3. impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginableadjective

   totally unlikely

4. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferableadjective

   used of persons or their behavior

   "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impossiblenoun

   an impossibility

2. impossiblenoun

   that which seems impossible

   If we work together, we can achieve the impossible!

3. impossibleadjective

   not possible, not able to be done.

4. impossibleadjective

   of a person, very difficult to deal with.

   You never listen to a word I say - you're impossible!

5. Etymology: From impossible, from impossibilis, from in- + possibilis, from possum + suffix -ibilis.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Impossibleadjective

   not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible

2. Impossiblenoun

   an impossibility

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Impossible

   "Impossible" is the 15th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 15th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Marc Cherry and Tom Spezialy and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on February 20, 2005.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Impossible

   im-pos′i-bl, adj. that which cannot be done: that cannot exist: absurd, or excessively odd.—n. Impossibil′ity.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. impossible

   A hateful word, generally supplanted among good seamen by "we'll try." A thing which is impossible in law, is pronounced to be all one with a thing impossible in nature.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1445

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2519

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Adjectives Frequency: #171

How to pronounce Impossible?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Impossible in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impossible in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Impossible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Impossible in a Sentence

1. Baron Henry Peter Brougham:

   Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave.

2. Mariana Fulger:

   I noticed that understanding truth is a difficult endeavour, many times impossible, and I continued to look for truth.

3. Najib Mikati:

   However it is not impossible if we unite... our priority is to appease the suffering of the Lebanese people.

4. Robert H. Goddard:

   It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

5. Alicia Munnell:

   I’m absolutely convinced that Social Security is not an excessively generous program. It would be impossible to summon a panel of working people who felt like they were getting just what they needed from it.

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