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impossibility
noun im·pos·si·bil·i·ty \(ˌ)im-ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
: something that is impossible : something that cannot be done or that cannot happen
: the quality or state of being impossible
Full Definition of IMPOSSIBILITY
1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible
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First Known Use of IMPOSSIBILITY
14th century
Rhymes with IMPOSSIBILITY
acceptability, accessibility, accountability, adaptability, adjustability, advisability, affordability, agreeability, attainability, availability, believability, compatibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, electability, eligibility, excitability, expendability, illegibility, immutability, implausibility, improbability, incapability, infallibility, inflexibility, invisibility, manageability, marketability, measurability, navigability, permissibility, practicability, predictability, profitability, public utility, reliability, respectability, responsibility, reusability, separability, strict liability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, upward mobility, variability, vulnerability
IMPOSSIBILITY Defined for Kids
impossibility
noun im·pos·si·bil·i·ty \im-ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
plural im·pos·si·bil·i·ties
Definition of IMPOSSIBILITY for Kids
1
: something that cannot be done or occur <Time travel is an impossibility.>
2
: the quality or state of being impossible
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