indivisible
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˌɪndɪˈvɪsɪbəɫ// UK //ˌɪndɪvˈɪzəbəl// in·di·vis·i·ble
adj. impossible to separate into smaller parts. You use this to describe things that must stay together as a whole.
adj. incapable of being separated or divided into distinct parts. Often used in legal or philosophical contexts to describe entities that cannot be split without losing their essential nature.
The two companies are indivisible and cannot be separated.
In many cultures, the family is considered an indivisible unit that must be protected at all costs.
The legal team argued that the assets were indivisible, meaning that the court could not sell the land without also selling the building on it.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis. Equivalent to in- + divisible.