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We certainly cannot have any further political connection with the Whigs of the South; they have rendered such connection impossible. An impassable gulf separates us, and must here-after separate us.
Benjamin F. Wade

Meaning of "impassable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPASSABLE

impassable  [ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPASSABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impassable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPASSABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

impassable

Impassibility

Impassibility describes the theological doctrine that God does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. It has often been seen as a consequence of divine aseity, the idea that God is absolutely independent of any other being, i.e., in no way causally dependent. Being affected by the state or actions of another would seem to imply causal dependence. Some theological systems portray God as a being expressive of many emotions. Other systems, mainly in Judaism and Islam, portray God as a being that does not experience suffering or any other emotion at all. However, in Christianity there is an ancient dispute about the impassibility of God. Still, it is understood in all Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, that God is not subject to temptation or sin at all, since sin is defined as rebellion against God's loving authority and holiness. Or one could see sin as rebellion to God's will in general, and while it is conceivable that an ordinary being could "rebel" against his own better wishes, God arguably cannot since he is all-powerful and all-wise and is therefore compelled by his own nature to follow his best wishes.

Definition of impassable in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPASSABLE


adducible
əˈdjuːsəbəl
conversable
kənˈvɜːsəbəl
forcible
ˈfɔːsəbəl
incoercible
ˌɪnkəʊˈɜːsəbəl
inducible
ɪnˈdjuːsəbəl
irreproducible
ˌɪrɪprəˈdjuːsəbəl
irreversible
ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbəl
leasable
ˈliːsəbəl
passable
ˈpɑːsəbəl
peaceable
ˈpiːsəbəl
reducible
rɪˈdjuːsəbəl
reimbursable
ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsəbəl
releasable
rɪˈliːsəbəl
reversible
rɪˈvɜːsəbəl
semisubmersible
ˌsɛmɪsəbˈmɜːsəbəl
submersible
səbˈmɜːsəbəl
surpassable
sɜːˈpɑːsəbəl
traversable
trəˈvɜːsəbəl
unpassable
ʌnˈpɑːsəbəl
unsurpassable
ˌʌnsəˈpɑːsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPASSABLE

impartment
impassability
impassableness
impassably
impasse
impassibility
impassible
impassibleness
impassibly
impassion
impassioned
impassionedly
impassionedness
impassive
impassively
impassiveness
impassivity
impastation
impaste
impasto

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPASSABLE

able
addressable
advisable
closable
collapsable
decomposable
disable
disposable
focusable
indispensable
inexcusable
kissable
licensable
processable
realisable
reusable
sable
unrecognisable
unusable
usable
utilisable

Synonyms and antonyms of impassable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPASSABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impassable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impassable

Translation of «impassable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPASSABLE

Find out the translation of impassable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impassable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impassable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intransitables
570 millions of speakers

English

impassable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अगम्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سالكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непроходимыми
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intransitáveis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

impartment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impraticable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unpassierbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通り抜けられない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wujud
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vượt qua được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impartment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तटस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

impartment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invalicabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzejezdne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непрохідними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de netrecut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιάβατοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbegaanbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oframkomliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufremkommelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impassable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASSABLE»

The term «impassable» is regularly used and occupies the 87.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASSABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impassable

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3 QUOTES WITH «IMPASSABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impassable.
1
Henry J. Heinz
Mountains and oceans do not furnish any impassable barrier to the extension of trade.
2
Marianne Moore
If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.
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Benjamin F. Wade
We certainly cannot have any further political connection with the Whigs of the South; they have rendered such connection impossible. An impassable gulf separates us, and must here-after separate us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPASSABLE»

Discover the use of impassable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impassable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Down the Impassable Road
Raised by foster parents in northern Indiana, Alex is drawn into a precarious life and the problems of loving a sensuous gypsy girl with her odd potions and superstitions as they travel down the Impassable Road.
Jane Lindborg, 2010
2
Geotextiles Geomembranes and Related Products
Clear differences can be observed between the cases. (a) The unrelnforced yard had become Impassable with ruts 32 cm deep. (b) The yard with Woven Fabric A was almost Impassable with ruts 24 cm deep. (c) The yard with Geogrld was still ...
G. Den Hoedt, 1990
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Congressional edition
24 | Remit $3.36. deduction noted in report May 2, 1888. it having been shown that the failuresduring the quarter were caused by severe snow-storms, rendering the roads impassable. . 41 | Remit $2.68, deduction i.oted in report Apr. 20, 18S8,  ...
United States. Congress, 1890
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
(a) I am not aware that the roads in question are completely impassable. However, I am aware that some sections of these roads are difficult to pass through. (b) My Ministry has already started the grading of the roads in question. ( c) The Road ...
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order
IMPERVIOUS, from the Latin in, perland '0ia, signifies not having a way through; IMPASSABLE, not to _ bepassedthrough; INACCESS'IBLE, not to be approached . A wood is impervious, the trees, branches, and leaves, are entangled to such a  ...
George Crabb, 1816
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with ...
IMPERN'IOUS, IMPASSABLE, INACCESSIBLE. IMPERVIOUS, from the Latin in, per, and via, signifies not having a way through ; IMPASSABLE, not to be passed through ; INACCESSIBLE, not to be approached. A wood is impervious when ...
George Crabb, 1882
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Forchheimer's therapeusis of internal diseases
tunneled or guided catheter, as described in the preceding section. Two difficulties may arise in this connection: either the stricture may prove impassable or the retention, when once relieved, may recur. The treatment of impassable stricture is ...
Frederick Forchheimer, Frank Billings, Ernest Edward Irons, 1919
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Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die ...
1 0 what a patrimony this! a being •• Of such inherent strength and majesty, Not worlds possest can raise it; worlds destroy'd can't injure. l" □' '' {Young.) 1. IMPERVIOUS, 2. IMPASSABLE. 1 . jteinen JDurc^gang gejlattenb, tmburdjbttngfidj ; 2.
H. M. Melford, 1841
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Studies in Religious Mysticism: Christianity and Buddhism
This person will insist that if Eckhart did not cross the impassable himself how could he say that "God has left a little point" as if he were God himself? Or, logically speaking, when Eckhart says that there is a gap and that the gap is impassable, ...
Santosh Thomas, 2005
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Garner's Modern American Usage
See impasse. impassable. See impassible. impasse (= [1] a deadlock; or [2] a blind alley), a French loanword, is sometimes misspelled ✳impass— e.g.: “Finally Brearley broke the impass [read impasse], taking the puck around the back of the  ...
Bryan Garner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPASSABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impassable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Construction renders Northern Liberties streets 'impassable'
We all love living in Philadelphia. However, there are so many little, absurd things – crosswalks blocked by cars, garbage that doesn't get ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Road impassable at Chimborazo - Nation Newspaper, The
The road at Chimborazo, St Joseph was rendered impassable after a Devil's Tree fell in the area. (Picture by Ricardo Leacock) ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
3
Highway 59 impassable as St Pierre floods
Tyler Preteau of St Malo, left, and Danel Roche of St Pierre go for a walk down a Highway 59 that doesn't look like it after a freak rainstorm ... «The Carillon, Jul 15»
4
Motorists stranded after landslide renders highway impassable in …
Dozens of passengers were stranded early Friday morning after a landslide rendered a portion of a highway impassable in Santa, Ilocos Sur. «GMA News, Jul 15»
5
Ebola casts a shadow over maternal health in Sierra Leone | Misha …
In the rainy season, these dirt tracks become impassable for local motorbike taxis, the most popular form of transport. “We want to take all the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Crews making progress on power outages near Brainerd after …
... downed trees have made all forest roads and trails serving the forest impassable, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
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Webster County: Bill for flood damage may climb to $4 million | Local …
"The road has become almost impassable because of the drainage off the south side of our road, where the county has tried to fix it before," ... «KY3, Jul 15»
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Quincy leaders: more roads passable, more lights on after Monday …
As city crews continue to clear debris, a third of quincy's roads were impassable Wednesday, according to the mayor, but by Thursday Kyle ... «WGEM, Jul 15»
9
Parking ramp collapses in Johnson City (with photos)
According to dispatch, Baldwin Street was impassable for a short time, but crews are working to clear the scene as soon as possible. UHS says ... «WBNG-TV, Jul 15»
10
TxDOT repairs buckled Silsbee highway - Beaumont Enterprise
Both eastbound lanes of Highway 327 near Calvary Mission Baptist Church are impassable, but drivers are being waved onto the shoulder and ... «Beaumont Enterprise, Jul 15»

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