dissociable

[dih-soh-shee-uh-buh l, -shuh-buh l or for 1, -see-uh-]

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adjective

capable of being dissociated; separable: Worthy and unworthy motives are often not dissociable.

not sociable; unsociable.

incongruous; not reconcilable.

Origin of dissociable

1595–1605; < Latin dissociābilis, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + sociābilis sociable

Related formsdis·so·ci·a·bil·i·ty, dis·so·ci·a·ble·ness, noun

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Related Words for dissociable

divisible, removable, detachable, severable

Examples from the Web for dissociable

Historical Examples of dissociable

They came in two by two, though matched in the most dissociable manner, and mingled together in a kind of dance.
Essays and Tales
Joseph Addison
Thirty-seven portages lie between77 them and the dissociable sea.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists
George Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for dissociable

dissociable

adjective

able to be dissociated; distinguishable

incongruous; irreconcilable

Also: dissocial (dɪˈsəʊʃəl) a less common word for unsociable

Derived Formsdissociability or dissociableness, noundissociably, adverb

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