impossibility
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im·pos·si·bil·i·ty

noun \(ˌ)im-ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Definition of IMPOSSIBILITY

1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible

Examples of IMPOSSIBILITY

  1. The blizzard made travel an impossibility.
  2. the impossibility of knowing what the future will bring

First Known Use of IMPOSSIBILITY

14th century

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