Impossible

Impossible , adjective

[French, from Latin impossibilis; pref. im- not + possibilis possible. See Possible.]

Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.

With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. — Matt. xix. 26

Without faith it is impossible to please him. — Heb. xi. 6

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Impossible quantity (Mathematics) , an imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.

Impossible , noun

An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obsolete]

“Madam,” quoth he, “this were an impossible!” — Chaucer