impossible
Pronunciation:
/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl//ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/noun
Definitions
An impossibility
Example: Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
adjective
Definitions
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
Example: It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
(of a person) Very difficult to deal with.
Example: You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
Imaginary
Example: impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers