impossibility
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being impossible
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something that is impossible
Etymology
Origin of impossibility
1350–1400; Middle English impossibilite < Late Latin impossibilitās. See im- 2, possibility
Example Sentences
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With each manicured frame and deceptively poignant observation on the impossibility of living normally in modern life, Kramer concocts an original, wonderfully empathetic study of the desire to play spectator to a world on fire.
From Salon
It was a day of impossibilities, so why was this any different?
From Literature
He saw the pity in Kenny’s eyes and knew the young man thought grief was making him grasp at impossibilities.
From Literature
Faced with such challenges and the occasional impossibility of deploying a team on the ground, "we adapt, we use technology—artificial intelligence, drones, satellite imagery" to investigate and document human rights violations, he added.
From Barron's
That is a physical impossibility, given the shortage of nearly half a million factory workers in the U.S.
From Barron's
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