Definition of impossibles Impossibles

We found 3 definitions of impossibles from 2 different sources.

What does impossibles mean?

Wiktionary

impossibles (Noun)
Plural of impossible.

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impossibles, noun, plural of impossible.

WordNet

Noun Plural: impossibles
impossible - something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible"
Adjective
impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"
		possible capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
		hopeless (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"
		impractical not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
		insurmountable, unsurmountable not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages"
		unrealistic not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
		unthinkable incapable of being conceived or considered
		possibleness, possibility a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
		hopeless (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"
		impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
		out outer or outlying; "the out islands"
impossible - totally unlikely
		inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable
		unthinkable incapable of being conceived or considered
impossible - used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
		insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable
		intolerable, unbearable, unendurable incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

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Wiktionary

impossible (Noun)
An impossibility.
impossible (Adjective)
Not possible, not able to be done.
impossible (Adjective)
Very difficult to deal with.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

impossible (a.)
Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible.
impossible (n.)
An impossibility.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

impossible
Not possible, not able to be done.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

impossible
im-pos′i-bl, adj. that which cannot be done: that cannot exist: absurd, or excessively odd.—n. Impossibil′ity

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

impossible
A hateful word, generally supplanted among good seamen by "we'll try." A thing which is impossible in law, is pronounced to be all one with a thing impossible in nature.