Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impassible

/ɪmˈpasɪbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: im-pas-si-ble
IPA: /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to feel emotion; impassive.

adj

Incapable of suffering detriment or injury.

adj

Unable to suffer, or feel pain.

adj

Misspelling of impassable.

Example Sentences

"[W]e say it is unreasonable, that this [the bread or host of the Eucharist] should be changed into flesh, […] into that body of Christ, which is in heaven; he remaining there, and being whole and impassible, and unfrangible, this, we say, is unreasonable and impossible: […]"

Etymology

From Old French impassible.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/

Inflected Forms

more impassible (comparative) most impassible (superlative)

Derived Forms

impassibility impassibleness impassibly

Frequently Paired Words

passible impassive impatient

Synonyms

emotionless unfeeling alexithymic apathistical clinical dull phlegmatic cold-blooded cold-hearted dead inside dispassionate immovable

Questions

How do you pronounce impassible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/.
What does impassible mean?: Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
Where does impassible come from?: From Old French impassible.

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