IMPASSIBLE


Meaning of IMPASSIBLE in English

[ ɪm'pasɪb(ə)l ]

■ adjective chiefly Theology incapable of suffering or feeling pain.

Derivatives

impassibility noun

impassibly adverb

Origin

ME: via OFr. from eccles. L. impassibilis , from L. in- 'not' + passibilis (see passible ).

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