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impassability

/ɪmpˌæsəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The state or quality of being impassable.

Word Origin Impassability comes from Latin passus 'step, pace' — so something impassable is literally 'not able to be stepped through.' The prefix im- (from in- 'not') and suffix -ability (ability) combine to mean the quality of being impossible to pass. The root passus also gives us passage, passenger, and surpass (to step beyond).

noun The state or quality of being impassable. countable

The impassability of the mountain pass forced us to take a long detour.

(名词) 不可通行性

山口的无法通行迫使我们绕了很长的路。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser intransitable.

La intransitabilidad del paso de montaña nos obligó a tomar un desvío largo.

(nom) impraticabilité; infranchissabilité [Caractère de ce qui est infranchissable ou impraticable.]

Le caractère infranchissable du col de montagne nous a obligés à faire un long détour.

(Substantiv) Unpassierbarkeit; Unbefahrbarkeit [**Unpassierbarkeit** *Substantiv* – der Zustand, in dem ein Weg, Gelände oder Hindernis nicht durchquert oder überwunden werden kann.]

Die **Unpassierbarkeit** des Gebirgspasses zwang uns zu einem langen Umweg.

(名詞) 通行できない状態や性質。通ることが不可能であること。

山道の通行不能さのため、我々は長い迂回路を強いられた。

(substantivo) intransponibilidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser intransponível.]

A **intransponibilidade** da passagem de montanha nos forçou a fazer um longo desvio.

Synonyms: impassableness impenetrability impermeability Antonyms: passability permeability penetrability openness
Word parts: im + pass + abil + ity

Related words

impassable impassably passable passably passage passenger surpass repass

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