These are quite different words, but you may see impassible as an incorrect spelling of impassable because impassable is much more commonly used than impassible. Impassable is an adjective meaning “not able to be passed”: The mountains were so rocky as to be impassable. Impassible is an adjective meaning “not able to feel pain” or “not able to feel emotion.” […]
To Have or Carry a Chip on Your Shoulder: Meaning and Examples of This Common English Idiom
Chip, in this common English idiom, actually refers to “a small piece of wood.” The phrase, to carry a chip on your shoulder, means “to carry a grudge”—to feel angry or desire to fight because of past unfair treatment. For example, people often carry a chip on their shoulder for a past lover or parent who […]
A Match Made in Heaven: Meaning and Examples of This Common English Phrase
The phrase, A match made in heaven, means the perfect coming together of two things—usually two people, romantically, although it can be said of any two things that go together wonderfully: Bill and Alice are a match made in heaven; they are perfect for each other. Chocolate and peanut butter is a match made in heaven! […]
Immunity vs Impunity: Here’s the Difference in Meaning with Sentence Examples
Although the meanings of these two words can be similar in some contexts, it is best to think of them as different in meaning. Both words describe the status of a person who is free from negative consequences; however, their similarity ends there. Immunity is the condition of a person who will not become ill, or […]
Immure vs Inure: Here’s the Difference in Meaning with Sentence Examples
Immure literally means “to wall in”— i.e., to place someone inside a wall; however, it is used metaphorically, in many useful ways: The archaeologists found precious artifacts immured in the walls of the tomb. The students immured themselves among stacks of books before exams. Inure means “to harden” (a person)—i.e. to make a person insensitive to difficult conditions: […]
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