adj
Meaning 1
Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
impermissible
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P ER0 M IH1 S IH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective
Meaning 2
not permitted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- impermissible behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: permissible
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not allowable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English permissible English impermissible From im- + permissible.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: недопустим (nedopustim) — not to be permitted or allowed
- Esperanto: malpermesebla — not to be permitted or allowed