IMPOSSIBLE


Meaning of IMPOSSIBLE in English

— impossibleness , n. — impossibly , adv.

/im pos"euh beuhl/ , adj.

1. not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.

2. unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.: an impossible assignment.

3. incapable of being true, as a rumor.

4. not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety: an impossible situation.

5. utterly impracticable: an impossible plan.

6. hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable.

[ 1250-1300; ME impossibilis. See IM- 2 , POSSIBLE ]

Syn. 6. unbearable, intolerable, unmanageable.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .