impossibility
NounUS[im-paw-sih-bil-ih-tee]/ˌɪmˌpɔsɪˈbɪlɪti/6 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)impossibilities
- incapability of existing or occurringSynonyms: impossiblenessOpposite possibilityType of nonexistence, nonentityKinds physical impossibility, unattainableness, inconceivability
- an alternative that is not availableSynonyms: impossible actionType of option, alternativeKinds impossible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Im·pos′si·bil′i·ty noun; pl. Impossibilities (#).
Origin: L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilité.
1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.
They confound difficulty with impossibility.— Robert South
2. An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.
Impossibilities! O, no, there's none.— Abraham Cowley
3. Inability; helplessness. rare Hugh Latimer
Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54