01 n. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.
pl.
Impossibilities ((#))
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1.
The quality of being impossible; impracticability.“They confound difficulty with impossibility.” — South.
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2.
An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured.“Impossibilities! O, no, there's none.” — Cowley.
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3.
Inability; helplessness.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Logical impossibility —
a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.