Impossible \Im*pos"si*ble\, n.
An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.]
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"Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!" --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Impossible \Im*pos"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref.
im- not + possibilis possible. See Possible.]
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.
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With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. --Matt. xix. 26. [1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him. --Heb. xi. 6. [1913 Webster]
Impossible quantity (Math.), an imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.
Syn: See Impracticable. [1913 Webster]
impossible
adj
1: not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt
with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"
[ant: possible]
2: totally unlikely [syn: impossible, inconceivable, out of
the question, unimaginable]
3: used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior";
"insufferable insolence" [syn: impossible, insufferable,
unacceptable, unsufferable]
noun
1: something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on
the impossible"
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