"impassable" meaning in English

See impassable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more impassable [comparative], most impassable [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + pass + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|pass|-able|alt1=im-}} im- + pass + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} impassable (comparative more impassable, superlative most impassable)
  1. (of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated. Tags: usually Translations (incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated): ἀδιάβατος (adiábatos) (Ancient Greek), ἀπόρευτος (apóreutos) (Ancient Greek), ἄπορος (áporos) (Ancient Greek), keçilməz (Azerbaijani), непроходим (neprohodim) (Bulgarian), infranquejable (Catalan), unpassierbar (German), unüberwindbar (German), unüberwindlich (German), αδιάβατος (adiávatos) (Greek), járhatatlan (Hungarian), áthatolhatatlan (Hungarian), áthághatatlan (Hungarian), ófært (Icelandic), invius (Latin), uframkommelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ufremkommelig (Norwegian Bokmål), uframkomeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), uframkommeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), weġlēas (Old English), nieprzejezdny (english: by car) (Polish), nieprzekraczalny (Polish), impracticabil (Romanian), infranqueable (Spanish), geçilmez (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-impassable-en-adj-5IbTotfe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 4 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 61 24 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 69 15 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 7 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 55 13 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 61 13 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 9 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 63 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 72 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 63 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 72 4 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 58 8 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 13 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 64 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 62 11 26 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated': 89 8 4
  2. (of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
    Sense id: en-impassable-en-adj-HVnYkNQQ
  3. (of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
    Sense id: en-impassable-en-adj-ezZ5kU6Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unpassable Related terms: impassible

Alternative forms

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      "word": "weġlēas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "by car",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated",
      "word": "nieprzejezdny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated",
      "word": "nieprzekraczalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated",
      "word": "impracticabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated",
      "word": "infranqueable"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated",
      "word": "geçilmez"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impassable"
}

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