impassible
French, adjective/ɛ̃.pa.sibl/
impassible is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-I-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impassible is a French adjective meaning “impassible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas susceptible de souffrance”.
What does impassible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
impassible
- 2
impassive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas susceptible de souffrance. 2. Qui est assez maître de lui pour ne pas laisser paraître ses souffrances physiques ou ses émotions.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of impassible
- impassibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impassible?
- /ɛ̃.pa.sibl/
- \ɛ̃.pa.sibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impassible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impassible in French?
impassible appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).