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Definition: IMPASSIBLE |
IMPASSIBLEAdjective1. Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation. |
Date "IMPASSIBLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1837. (references) |
Etymology: Impassible \Im*pas"si*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression impassibilis; prefix im- not passibilis passable: compare to the French expression impassible. See Passible.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Insensibility | Adjective: insensible, unconscious; impassive, impassible; blind to, deaf to, dead to; unsusceptible, insusceptible; unimpressionable, unimpressible; passionless, spiritless, heartless, soulless; unfeeling, unmoral. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: IMPASSIBLE |
| English words defined with "IMPASSIBLE": Impassibility, Impatible. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "IMPASSIBLE" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (impassible, impassive, imperturbable, stolid). |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This frigid infantry remained impassible. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "IMPASSIBLE" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "IMPASSIBLE" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "IMPASSIBLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i pandjeshëm (dead, hard-hearted, impassive, imperceptible, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insentient, insusceptible, unfeeling), zemërngrirë (apathetic, apathetical), gjakftohtë (calm, cold blooded, cool, dispassionate, even tempered, imperturbable, placid, self contained, self possessed, serene, sober-blooded, unflappable). (various references) | |
Arabic | هادئ الأعصاب. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нечувствителен (hard-grained, impassive, insensitive, insusceptible, rocky), невъзмутим (doubtless, immovable, imperturbable, sedate, unabashed, unblinking, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled), безстрастен (apathetic, apathetical, cold-livered, dispassionate, impassive, passionless, stolid, torpid). (various references) | |
French | impassible (impassive, imperturbable). (various references) | |
German | unempfindlich (Hardy, immune, impassibly, insensibly, insensitive, inured, non-sensitive, practical, rugged). (various references) | |
Greek | αναίσθητοσ (callous, cold blooded, insensate, insensitive, insentient, senseless, unconscious, unfeeling), απαθήσ (apathetic, cool, dispassionate, impassive, passionless, stolid, unresponsive). (various references) | |
Hungarian | érzéketlen (brutish, callous, dead pan, emotionless, have a thick skin, impassive, impervious, indifferent, inert, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, insentient, insusceptible, numbed, seared, senseless, thick skin, thick-skinned, unaffected, unfeeling, unmoved). (various references) | |
Italian | indifferente (apathetic, apathetical, blasé, callous, cold, cold-hearted, cool, half hearted, immaterial, indifferent, listless, lukewarm, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested), impassibile (deadpan, immovable, impassive, passionless, unmoved). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impassibleay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | impassibilidade (indifference, phlegm, stolidity), impassível (coldlivered, cool, even, immovable, impassive, imperturbable, insentient, irresponsive, passionless, phlegmatic, plodding, stolid, unabashed, unconcerned, unmoved, unperturbed, unstirred). (various references) | |
Romanian | impasibil (impassive, unmoved), nepãsãtor (airily, apathetic, apathetical, apathetically, careless, casual, devil may care, easy going, happy go lucky, heedless, impassive, inconsiderate, incurious, indifferent, indolent, insensible, insouciant, jaunty, lackadaisical, listless, neglectful, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, regardless, remiss, slack, slow, stolid, thoughtless, unmoved). (various references) | |
Russian | нечувствительный (case-hardened, impassive, insensible, insensitive, insusceptible, non-sensitive), бесстрастный (affectionless, cold-livered, dispassionate, dry, frigid, impassive, passionless, stolid, unemotional). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | neosetljiv (cold-livered, impassive, imperceptible, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insusceptible, senseless, steel, stolid, stony, tearless, unfeeling, unsusceptible). (various references) | |
Spanish | impasible (cold-livered, impassive, indifferent, insensible, unmoved). (various references) | |
Swedish | okänslig (callous, dead, dull, immune, impassive, indifferent, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insusceptible, refractory, unfeeling, unresponsive), känslolös (cold, impassive, insensate, insentient, uncaring, unfeeling). (various references) | |
Thai | ซึ่งไร้อารม"์. (various references) | |
Turkish | hissiz (apathetic, apathetical, benumbed, bloodless, callous, crass, cruel, devoid of feelings, dispassionate, down to earth, impassive, indifferent, insensate, insensible, insensitive, insentient, insusceptible, numb, senseless, soulless, torpid), duygusuz (apathetic, apathetical, as cold as charity, bloodless, blunt, callous, coldhearted, conscience-proof, devoid of feelings, dull, frigid, hard-hearted, insensate, insensitive, marble, matter of fact, numb, obtuse, phlegmatic, phlegmatical, senseless, soulless, steel, stolid, stony, unemotional, unfeeling, unmoved), acı duymaz. (various references) | |
Ukranian | нечутливий (gross, impassive, insensate, insensible, insensitive, non-sensitive, senseless, stockish, unfeeling), байдужий (apathetic, apathetical, barren, chill, cold, cold blooded, cold-hearted, cold-livered, disinterested, frigid, half hearted, indifferent, insensible, insentient, neutral, nonchalant, passionless, unaffected, unconcerned, uninterested, unmoved). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"IMPASSIBLE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inpassible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "IMPASSIBLE" (pronounced 'Im*pas"si*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defeasible, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-i-l-m-p-s-s" | |
-2 letters: missable, passible. | |
-3 letters: abseils, aimless, alibies, bailies, bialies, espials, impales, impasse, implies, lambies, lapises, liaises, lipases, misbias, mislies, missile, palsies, samiels, samples, seismal, silesia, similes, simples. | |
-4 letters: abseil, aisles, alibis, ambles, bailie, basils, bialis, biases, blames, blimps, emails, espial, ibises, impale, impels, lambie, lapses, lassie, liaise, limbas, limpas, lipase, mailes, maples, mesial, milpas, mislie, missal, missel, passel, passim, pibals, plasms, plisse, psalms, sables, saleps, salmis, samiel, sample, sepals, sepias, simile, simple, slimes, slipes, smiles, spails, spales, speils, spiels, spiles. | |
-5 letters: ables, aisle, alibi, almes, amble, amies, amiss, ample, apses, apsis, aspis, bails, bales, balms, bases, basil, basis, bassi, beams, bemas, biali, biles, bimas, bises, blame, blams, blase, bless, blimp, blips, bliss, email, iambi, iambs, impel, impis, isbas, isles, issei, lambs, lames, lamps, lapis, lapse, lases, leaps, limas, limba, limbi, limbs, limes, limpa, limps, lisps, mabes, maile, mails, males, maple, masse, meals, mesas, miles, milia, milpa, mises, pails, paise, pales, palms, pases, passe, peals, pibal, pilea, pilei, piles, pilis, pimas, plasm, pleas, plebs, plies, psalm, sabes, sable, sails, salep, sales, salmi, salps, samps, seals, seams, seism, semis, sepal, sepia, sials, simas, simps, sipes, sisal, slabs, slams, slaps, slime, slims, slipe, slips, smile, spaes, spail, spale, spams, spasm, speil, spiel, spies, spile. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-i-l-m-p-s-s" | |
+1 letter: bipedalisms. | |
+2 letters: plebeianisms. | |
+3 letters: imperishables. | |
+4 letters: impressionable, republicanisms. | |
+5 letters: impassabilities, impassibilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 4D 50 41 53 53 49 42 4C 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .- ... ... .. -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01001101 01010000 01000001 01010011 01010011 01001001 01000010 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I M P A S S I B L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 004D 0050 0041 0053 0053 0049 0042 004C 0045 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43475035535343364639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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