impossible

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl//ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/
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Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelExpert

Sophisticated vocabulary

Word FrequencyModerate

Occasionally encountered

Syllables4

Complex pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Advanced vocabulary
  • Multiple syllables (4)

noun

1. An impossibility

"Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales"

adjective

1. Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

"It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers."

2. (of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

"You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!"

3. Imaginary

"impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers"

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