What does Impossible mean?
Definitions for Impossible
ɪmˈpɒs ə bəlImpos·si·ble
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Impossible.
Princeton's WordNet
impossibleadjective
something that cannot be done
"his assignment verged on the impossible"
impossibleadjective
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
"an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"
impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginableadjective
totally unlikely
impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferableadjective
used of persons or their behavior
"impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
Wiktionary
impossiblenoun
an impossibility
impossiblenoun
that which seems impossible
If we work together, we can achieve the impossible!
impossibleadjective
not possible, not able to be done.
impossibleadjective
of a person, very difficult to deal with.
You never listen to a word I say - you're impossible!
Etymology: From impossible, from impossibilis, from in- + possibilis, from possum + suffix -ibilis.
Webster Dictionary
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
Impossiblenoun
an impossibility
Freebase
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
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1445
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2519
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Impossible' in Adjectives Frequency: #171
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Impossible in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Impossible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Impossible in a Sentence
Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave.
I noticed that understanding truth is a difficult endeavour, many times impossible, and I continued to look for truth.
However it is not impossible if we unite... our priority is to appease the suffering of the Lebanese people.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
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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- مستحيل, المستحيلArabic
- insuportable, impossibleCatalan, Valencian
- nemožnýCzech
- amhosiblWelsh
- umulighed, umuligt, umuligDanish
- unmöglich, unmGerman
- αδύνατοGreek
- neeblaEsperanto
- insoportable, imposibleSpanish
- võimatuEstonian
- mahdoton, kamala, kauheaFinnish
- insupportable, impossibleFrench
- do-dhèantaScottish Gaelic
- imposible, imposíbelGalician
- neuchredjallaghManx
- नामुमकिन, असंभव, अनहोनी, असम्भवHindi
- lehetetlenHungarian
- impossibile, insupportabileInterlingua
- ómögulegurIcelandic
- insopportabile, impossibileItalian
- בלתי אפשריHebrew
- 不可能, ありえない, 無理Japanese
- შეუძლებელიGeorgian
- impossibileLatin
- neįmanomaLithuanian
- tē-taeaMāori
- mustahilMalay
- onmogelijkDutch
- umuligNorwegian
- niemożliwyPolish
- impossível, insuportávelPortuguese
- nunpussaivelRomansh
- imposibilRomanian
- невозможныйRussian
- nemoguće, nije moguće, neizdr̀živ, nepodnòšljiv, nȅmogūćSerbo-Croatian
- nemogoč, nemogoče, nemogočaSlovene
- omöjlig, omSwedish
- imkânsız, olanaksızTurkish
- اسمبھو, ان ہونی, ناممکنUrdu
- 不可能Chinese
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