inseparable

[ in-sep-er-uh-buhl, -sep-ruh- ]

adjective

1. incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined:

   inseparable companions.

noun

1. inseparable objects, qualities, etc.
2. inseparable companions or friends.

inseparable

/ -ˈsɛprə-; ɪnˈsɛpərəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being separated or divided

Derived Forms

• inˈseparably, adverb
• inˌseparaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·sepa·ra·bili·ty in·sepa·ra·ble·ness noun
• in·sepa·ra·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inseparable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word insēparābilis. See in- ³, separable

Example Sentences

Cleanliness is a temporary state, inseparable from the act of cleaning.

From Washington Post

Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever play Molly and Amy, inseparable best friends who are about to graduate at the top of their high school class.

From Time

During this time they are inseparable, and I am just a body.

From Washington Post

At the center of Netflix’s Firefly Lane are Kate and Tully, a pair of inseparable best friends who meet in 1974, when they’re 14 years old.

From Time

Conversations about democracy, technology and the economic dominance of surveillance capitalism are now inseparable.

From Time

For them, going to Vietnam was inseparable from living up to their obligations as West Pointers and citizen soldiers.

From The Daily Beast

The modern era of the circus is inseparable from several names you may have encountered.

From The Daily Beast

Mental health needs to be taken as seriously as physical health; the two are inseparable.

From The Daily Beast

The inseparable Thingumy and Bob speak an argot of spoonerisms (“Nake no totice” and so on), and carry a secret ruby.

From The Daily Beast

For Moses, the idealism of Freedom Summer was inseparable from the practical task of making it work.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Dodd was not alone; she had two visitors, old Mrs. Wurzel and her inseparable companion, Miss Grains.

From Project Gutenberg

He had a daughter, Helen, about the age of Grace, and the two became inseparable friends.

From Project Gutenberg

The name of James Prosser, among the merchants of Philadelphia, is inseparable with their daily hours of recreation, and pleasure.

From Project Gutenberg

She knew she possessed them, because they were inherent, inseparable with her being.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Lindsay, as a difficulty, was almost inseparable to anything like a prompt step in that direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• indivisible
• integral