n.; pl. Impossibilities [ L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilité. ] 1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. [ 1913 Webster ]
They confound difficulty with impossibility. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. [ 1913 Webster ]
Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Inability; helplessness. [ R. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction. [ 1913 Webster ]