impassability
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8.3
- noun
- /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪlɪti/
:
intransitabilidad
- The dense forest's impassability prevented us from finding a path through to the river.
Examples
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The storm's impassability made it impossible for any vehicles to cross the bridge.
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Abe answers that Kung has reverted to the problematic notions of impassability and immutability characteristic of the early church.
Academic text (1999) -
He was so unaccustomed to showing his feelings that even moments of joy and true affection were to be dissimulated behind a veil of impassability.
Fiction book (1997) -
Due to the heavy snowfall, the town faced impassability on all its main roads.
Synonyms
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8.3
A state when people cannot reach or get something easily
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8.7
A state of not allowing water, light, or ideas to pass through
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9.9
Being impossible to go through, like thick walls or heavy fog
A quality of being impossible to get through or understand
Antonyms
How Impassable
Surface Forms
Morphology
impassability = impassable (transparent) = im + pass + able + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the familiar adjective 'impassable' (im- + pass + -able), so the derivation and meaning are directly interpretable.
Etymology
Impassability breaks into im- ('not'), pass ('to go past'), and -ability ('can be done'). So, impassability is literally 'not able to be passed', which is why a flooded road or thick mud can make a route impossible to go through.