🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

impossibilité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.pɔs.i.bi.li.te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Impossibility/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'impossibilité de la situation était évidente."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or condition of being impossible.

    "The impossibility of the task left the team feeling discouraged."
  2. 2

    An instance of something that cannot happen or be done.

    "His claim was dismissed as an impossibility given the current circumstances."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'impossibility' originates from the Latin 'impossibilitas', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'possibilis' (possible). It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the concept of something that cannot be achieved or is beyond the realm of possibility.

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