Definition/Meaning of impossible

• English - Adjective: impossible ( comparative more impossible , superlative most impossible ) Not possible; not able to be done or happen . 1865 , Lewis Carroll , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Nothing is impossible , only impassible . 13 March 1962 , John F . Kennedy Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable . It is difficult , if not impossible , to memorize 20 , 000…
• English - Noun: impossible ( plural impossibles ) ( obsolete ) an impossibility Late 14th century : “Madame,” quod he , “this were an impossible !” — Geoffrey Chaucer , ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales Translations
• English - Alternative forms: inpossible ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From Old French impossible , from Latin impossibilis , from in- ( “ not ” ) + possibilis ( “ possible ” ), from possum ( “ to be able ” ) + suffix -ibilis ( “ -able ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ɪmˈpɒsɪbəl/ Hyphenation: im‧pos‧si‧ble