† unpassibleadj.¹

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passible adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passible adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passible adj.

Chiefly Theology. Obsolete.

= impassible adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering

unthrowlyc1225

impassiblea1340

unpassiblec1390

unpainfulc1450

impatible?1541

passiveless1602

unpassive1602

impassive1667

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering

unthrowlyc1225

unpassiblec1390

unpassive1602

impassible1624

c1390 Prickynge of Love (Vernon) f. 320/2 Þauȝ I. ete þi flesch for swetnes of loue. ȝit þu dwelles ay Iliche vnpassibel.

1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 23 I beleue in God the father almyghty vnuysyble and vnpassyble [L. inpassibili].

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 35 First substances, vnchaungeable and vnpassible [Fr. impassibles].

1623 W. Lisle Anc. Saxon Mon. (1638) 6 Christs body..neuer dieth henceforth: but is eternal, and vnpassible.

1633 E. Kellett Misc. Divinitie iii. ii. 213 The reasons and authoritie which place Elias in heaven, in an unpassible bodie, are more ponderous and numerous, then theirs which embrace the contrarie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

unpassibleadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɑːsᵻbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpasᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpæsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passable adj. (see α. forms at passable adj., adv., and n.). Compare unpassable adj.In the following quot. vnpassible appears to be an error for vnpeisible (compare unpeaceable adj. 2): ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. iii. 727 In many places in þe vttemeste eendes [of Assyria] for distemperate places þe londe is vnpassible [L. inquieta].

Chiefly U.S. in later use. Now rare.

That cannot be passed through or travelled across; = unpassable adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be

ungoingable1482

unpassablea1525

unpassageable1592

passless1603

irrepassable1608

unpassible1646

untravellable1652

impracticable1653

impermeable1662

unvoyageable1667

impassable1697

landlocked1770

impervious1774

intraversable1803

unrideable1827

intransitable1838

untraversable1856

uncrossable1882

1646 R. Baillie Let. (1841) II. 421 I marched with the regiments through the corns and over the braes, untill the unpassible ground did hold us up.

1682 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1954) XI. 44 The way at that place [sc. the slaughter houses] is unpassible in regaird to the great red and other rubish lying therupon.

1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue ii. 22 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. Vast and unpassible Mountains or Desarts.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 189 Those Lands being Surrounded with Mountains of Snow, and frozen Seas which never Thaw, and are uterly Unpassible, either for Ships or Men.

1740 Universal Spectator 20 Dec. The Roads in many Places are unpassible, and those much us'd are travell'd with great Difficulty.

1835 M. Banim & J. Banim Mayor of Wind-gap I. iii. 61 I am permitted only to say, that I never can be your wife, for that an unpassible barrier has been suddenly placed between us.

1887 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 22 Aug. The unpassible condition of Calhoun street from the laying of the new street car track.

2006 K. A. Mertz Rasputin's Secret vii. 123 In spite of its unpassible appearance, he deftly maneuvered the car along the dirt road.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpassible
释义	† unpassibleadj.¹ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passible adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passible adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passible adj. Chiefly Theology. Obsolete. = impassible adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering unthrowlyc1225 impassiblea1340 unpassiblec1390 unpainfulc1450 impatible?1541 passiveless1602 unpassive1602 impassive1667 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering unthrowlyc1225 unpassiblec1390 unpassive1602 impassible1624 c1390 Prickynge of Love (Vernon) f. 320/2 Þauȝ I. ete þi flesch for swetnes of loue. ȝit þu dwelles ay Iliche vnpassibel. 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 23 I beleue in God the father almyghty vnuysyble and vnpassyble [L. inpassibili]. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 35 First substances, vnchaungeable and vnpassible [Fr. impassibles]. 1623 W. Lisle Anc. Saxon Mon. (1638) 6 Christs body..neuer dieth henceforth: but is eternal, and vnpassible. 1633 E. Kellett Misc. Divinitie iii. ii. 213 The reasons and authoritie which place Elias in heaven, in an unpassible bodie, are more ponderous and numerous, then theirs which embrace the contrarie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2020). unpassibleadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɑːsᵻbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpasᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpæsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passable adj. (see α. forms at passable adj., adv., and n.). Compare unpassable adj.In the following quot. vnpassible appears to be an error for vnpeisible (compare unpeaceable adj. 2): ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. iii. 727 In many places in þe vttemeste eendes [of Assyria] for distemperate places þe londe is vnpassible [L. inquieta]. Chiefly U.S. in later use. Now rare. That cannot be passed through or travelled across; = unpassable adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be ungoingable1482 unpassablea1525 unpassageable1592 passless1603 irrepassable1608 unpassible1646 untravellable1652 impracticable1653 impermeable1662 unvoyageable1667 impassable1697 landlocked1770 impervious1774 intraversable1803 unrideable1827 intransitable1838 untraversable1856 uncrossable1882 1646 R. Baillie Let. (1841) II. 421 I marched with the regiments through the corns and over the braes, untill the unpassible ground did hold us up. 1682 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1954) XI. 44 The way at that place [sc. the slaughter houses] is unpassible in regaird to the great red and other rubish lying therupon. 1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue ii. 22 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. Vast and unpassible Mountains or Desarts. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 189 Those Lands being Surrounded with Mountains of Snow, and frozen Seas which never Thaw, and are uterly Unpassible, either for Ships or Men. 1740 Universal Spectator 20 Dec. The Roads in many Places are unpassible, and those much us'd are travell'd with great Difficulty. 1835 M. Banim & J. Banim Mayor of Wind-gap I. iii. 61 I am permitted only to say, that I never can be your wife, for that an unpassible barrier has been suddenly placed between us. 1887 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 22 Aug. The unpassible condition of Calhoun street from the laying of the new street car track. 2006 K. A. Mertz Rasputin's Secret vii. 123 In spite of its unpassible appearance, he deftly maneuvered the car along the dirt road. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹c1390adj.²1646
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