impassable

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ pass +‎ -able.

Adjective

impassable (comparative more impassable, superlative most impassable)

1. (of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
2. (of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
3. (of currency) Not useable as legal tender.

Synonyms

• unpassable

Translations

incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated

• Catalan: infranquejable
• German: unpassierbar (de), unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich
• Greek: αδιάβατος (el) (adiávatos)

• Hungarian: járhatatlan (hu), áthatolhatatlan (hu), áthághatatlan (hu)
• Romanian: impracticabil (ro)
• Spanish: infranqueable

See also

• impassible

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French

Etymology

From im- +‎ passable.

Adjective

impassable (plural impassables)

1. impassable

Further reading

• “impassable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).