Spanish Conversation · Level 75
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Spanish word
imposibilidad
Pronunciation
IPA/imposiβiliˈðað/
Meaning
- feminine nounimpossibility
Example
La imposibilidad de llegar a tiempo nos preocupa.
The impossibility of arriving on time worries us.
More examples
Ante la imposibilidad de pagar, buscamos alternativas.
Faced with the impossibility of paying, we looked for alternatives.
Core concept
A red prohibited sign over a list of options.
Common phrases
la imposibilidad de
the impossibility of
la imposibilidad de pago
the impossibility of paying
la imposibilidad total
total impossibility
Similar words
dificultad: Circumstance that makes a task hard to perform and demands added effort.
obstáculo: Physical or conceptual barrier that impedes movement or progress.
limitación: Built-in limit on capacity or range that reduces possible actions.
restricción: Formal rule or condition that restricts choices or permitted behavior.
Definition in Spanish
Señala la falta de posibilidad para que algo ocurra.
Word origin
Derived from Latin impossibilis (in- 'not' + possibilis 'possible'), Spanish converts imposible into the abstract noun with -idad.
Usage tips
- The word is feminine (la imposibilidad) and uses a single s in Spanish, unlike English impossibility which has double s.
Other meanings
- unattainabilitynoun
- infeasibilitynoun
Opposites
- posibilidadpossibilitynoun
- viabilidadviabilitynoun
Related words
- imposibleimpossibleadjective
- imposibilitarmake impossibleverb
- imposibilitadounableadjective