IMPASSIBLE


Meaning of IMPASSIBLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )im- ' pa-s ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin impassibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin passibilis passible

Date: 14th century

1 a : incapable of suffering or of experiencing pain b : inaccessible to injury

2 : incapable of feeling : IMPASSIVE

– im · pas · si · bil · i · ty \ - ˌ pa-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun

– im · pas · si · bly \ - ' pa-s ə -bl ē \ adverb

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