im|pos´si|ble|ness

im|pos´si|ble|ness
im|pos|si|ble «ihm POS uh buhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. that cannot be or happen: »

an accident that had seemed impossible. It is impossible for two and two to make six.

2. not possible to use; not to be done: »

He proposed an impossible plan. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill (Samuel Johnson).

SYNONYM(S): impracticable, unfeasible.
3. that cannot be true: »

an impossible story.

4. not possible to endure; very objectionable: »

an impossible situation, an impossible person. A summer without swimming would be impossible.

–n.
1. something that is or seems impossible: »

The sergeant always demanded the impossible of his men.

2. an impossibility: »

His statement is in the nature of an impossible.

[< Old French impossible, learned borrowing from Latin impossibilis < in- not + possibilis possible]
im|pos´si|ble|ness, noun.
im|pos´si|bly, adverb.

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  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

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  • Supposableness — Supposable Sup*pos a*ble, a. Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case. {Sup*pos a*ble*ness}, n. {Sup*pos a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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