Impassible
/ɪmˈpasɪbəl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
- 2 Incapable of suffering detriment or injury.
"[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: […]"
- 3 Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
- 4 Misspelling of impassable. alt-of, misspelling
Example
More examples"The hamlet, set on a plain and surrounded by spectacular, pine-covered mountains, is a place of crushing poverty and lack of opportunity, home to a single small school, dirt roads that become impassible during the rainy season and rudimentary homes without insulation, proper flooring, water or electricity."
Etymology
From Old French impassible.