Im*pos"si*ble , n.
An impossibility. [Obs.]
"Madam," quoth
he, "this were an impossible!"
Chaucer.
Im*pos"si*ble (?), a.
[F., fr. L. 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. Impossible quantity (Math.),
an imaginary quantity. See Imaginary.
Syn. -- See Impracticable.
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