Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

insurmountable

 adjective
     
in‧sur‧mount‧a‧ble formal
an insurmountable difficulty or problem is too large or difficult to deal with:
The language difference proved an insurmountable barrier.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary