immeability

English

Etymology

From im- (“not”) + Latin meabilis (“passable”), from meare (“to pass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪmiəˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

immeability (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Inability to pass through or to permit passage.
   • 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], 1st Irish edition, Dublin: […] S. Powell, for George Risk, […], George Ewing, […], and William Smith, […], →OCLC:

     From this phlegm proceed white cold tumours, viscidity, and consequently immeability of the juices.

   • 1747, Robert Douglas, An Essay Concerning the Generation of Heat in Animals:

     Immeability of the Blood in the extream Capillaries

Synonyms

• impassableness

References

• “immeability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.