Word
inseparable
Phoneticsin·sep·a·ra·ble
US/ˌɪnˈsɛpɝəbəɫ/
UK/ɪnsˈɛpəɹəbəl/
Definitions
01closely connected
adj. so closely joined or connected that it is impossible to separate them.
adj. impossible to separate, disconnect, or treat as distinct entities.
“In many cultures, food and family are inseparable parts of daily life.”
“The history of the port city is inseparable from the history of the spice trade that built its wealth.”
Usage
Often used with the preposition 'from'.
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02close friends
adj. used to describe two or more people who spend all their time together.
adj. describing individuals who maintain an extremely close and constant social bond.
“Ever since they met in primary school, the two cousins have been inseparable.”
“The two researchers became inseparable during the expedition, frequently collaborating on papers long after the field work concluded.”
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03something connected
n. a person or thing that cannot be separated from another.
n. an entity or element that is inherently and permanently attached to another.
“He viewed his laptop as an inseparable, carrying it everywhere he went.”
“The philosopher argued that the mind and body are not two distinct things, but rather inseparables of a single existence.”
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Real-World Examples
“For Mathinye, the legal fight is inseparable from the life that followed her father’s death.” “Instead, it stayed with the person who had also cared for Ed himself, making any encounter with the work inseparable from that relationship.” Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle French inséparable, from Latin īnsēparābilis. Constructed as in- + separable.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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