Impossibility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

incapability of existing or occurring

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Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˌɒsəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˌɒsəbˈɪlɪti/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impossible action impossibleness

Antonyms

possibility

Word Forms

impossible

adjective

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unmöglichkeit

Unfähigkeit zu existieren oder einzutreten

🇫🇷French

impossibilité

incapacité d'exister ou de se produire

🇪🇸Spanish

imposibilidad

incapacidad de existir o ocurrir

🇮🇹Italian

impossibilità

incapacità di esistere o di verificarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

onmogelijkheid

onvermogen om te bestaan of te gebeuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

impossibilidade

incapacidade de existir ou ocorrer

🇷🇺Russian

невозможность

невозможность существования или возникновения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंभावना

विद्यमान या घटित होने में असमर्थता

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্ভবতা

বিদ্যমান বা ঘটতে অক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியமற்றது

இருக்கும் அல்லது நிகழும் இயலாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంభవం

ఉనికిలో ఉన్న లేదా సంభవించే అసమర్థత

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्यता

विद्यमान किंवा उद्भवण्याची अक्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશક્યતા

હાલની અથવા બનતી અસમર્થતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധ്യത

നിലവിലുള്ളതോ സംഭവിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ കഴിവില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਭਵਤਾ

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਰਨ ਦੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناممکن

موجودہ یا واقع ہونے کی نااہلی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可能

无法存在或发生

🇯🇵Japanese

不可能

存在または発生することができないこと

🇰🇷Korean

불가능

존재 또는 발생의 무능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể được

không có khả năng tồn tại hoặc xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นไปไม่ได้

ความไม่สามารถที่มีอยู่หรือเกิดขึ้นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakmungkinan

ketidakmampuan yang ada atau terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

imposibilidad

kawalan ng kakayahan ng umiiral o nagaganap

🇲🇾Malay

kemustahilan

ketidakupayaan yang wujud atau berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استحالة

عدم القدرة على الوجود أو الحدوث

🇮🇷Persian

عدم امکان

عدم توانایی موجود یا وقوع

🇹🇷Turkish

imkansızlık

var olamama veya meydana gelmeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי אֶפְשָׁרוּת

חוסר יכולת להתקיים או להתרחש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'impossibility'?

The primary meaning of 'impossibility' is 'incapability of existing or occurring'.

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Using 'impossibility' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'impossibility' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'impossibility' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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