Definition of IMPOSSIBILITY

impossibility

Plural: impossibilities

Noun

  • incapability of existing or occurring
  • an alternative that is not available
  • Something that is impossible.
  • The quality of being impossible.
  • The state of being unable to do something.

Examples

  • Meeting the deadline is an impossibility; there is no way we can be ready in time.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French impossibilité, from Latin impossibilitās. By surface analysis, im- + possibility and impossible + -ity.

Synonyms

impossible action, impossibleness, castle in the air, helplessness, impossibility, inability, incapability, pie in the sky, pipe dream

Antonyms

possibility, certainty, inevitability, sure thing

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