Dictionary.com

impartible

[ im-pahr-tuh-buhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɑr tə bəl /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for impartible on Thesaurus.com
adjective
not partible; indivisible.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of impartible

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin impartībilis indivisible. See im-2, partible

OTHER WORDS FROM impartible

im·part·i·bil·i·ty, nounim·part·i·bly, adverbun·im·part·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby impartible

impart, impartation, impartial, impartiality, impartially, impartible, impassable, impasse, impassible, impassion, impassionate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to impartible

deadly, endemic, infectious, poisonous, spreading, catching, epidemic, epizootic, inoculable, pestiferous, pestilential, taking, transmissible, transmittable

How to use impartible in a sentence

  • First, That it must be a body susceptible and impartible of this motion that will deserve the name of a Transparent.

    Micrographia|Robert Hooke

British Dictionary definitions for impartible

impartible
/ (ɪmˈpɑːtəbəl) /
adjective
law (of land, an estate, etc) incapable of partition; indivisible
capable of being imparted

Derived forms of impartible

impartibility, nounimpartibly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK