| impossibility | Origin: L. Impossibilitas: cf. F. Impossibilite. 1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. "They confound difficulty with impossibility." (South) 2. An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. "Impossibilities! O, no, there's none." (Cowley) 3. Inability; helplessness. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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