impassible
Americanadjective
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incapable of suffering pain.
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incapable of suffering harm.
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incapable of emotion; impassive.
adjective
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not susceptible to pain or injury
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impassive or unmoved
Other Word Forms
- impassibility noun
- impassibleness noun
- impassibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of impassible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word impassībilis. See im- 2, passible
Example Sentences
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The undersheriff said 20 to 40 people remained trapped Monday near the Salinas River because the roads were impassible for rescuers.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023
That said, the Orlando neighborhood of Rio Pinar Estates had become a giant, impassible lake as the mayor briefed the public, and some 200,000 residents were without electricity.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Some of the worst damage occurred in small towns, where buildings were leveled and roads rendered impassible by rubble.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
At one point last month, an already shallow portion fell to a depth of 15 inches, making it impassible for cargo ships.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022
On the nearer, that is inner, side of this ethereal, immovable, unalterable, impassible nature is placed our movable, corruptible, and mortal nature.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.
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