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inseparable

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪnˈsɛpɝəbəɫ// UK //ɪnsˈɛpəɹəbəl// in·sep·a·ra·ble

adj. so closely connected that you cannot separate them. It often describes two people who spend all their time together.

adj. incapable of being separated, disjoined, or considered apart. Often describes a close emotional bond between people or an intrinsic connection between abstract concepts.


SIMPLE

The two friends have been inseparable since they met.

CONTEXTUAL

In many cultures, food and family are inseparable parts of a holiday celebration.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that justice and equality are inseparable, claiming that one cannot truly exist in a society without the presence of the other.

Origin

From Middle English, from Middle French inséparable, from Latin īnsēparābilis. Constructed as in- + separable.

Usage

Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'become', and frequently takes the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

They are inseparable with each other.They are inseparable from each other.The adjective inseparable takes the preposition 'from' to indicate the thing it cannot be parted from.

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