indivisible

[ in-duh-viz-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn dəˈvɪz ə bəl /

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adjective

not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.

noun

something indivisible.

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Origin of indivisible

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word indīvīsibilis.See in-³, divisible

OTHER WORDS FROM indivisible

in·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·vis·i·ble·ness, nounin·di·vis·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby indivisible

individually, individual medley, individual retirement account, individuate, individuation, indivisible, indo-, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Australian Plate, Indo-Canadian, Indo-Caribbean

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How to use indivisible in a sentence

The respondents more likely to believe that gender and sex were indivisible included those older than 50, and those with a high school education or less.
Public Opinion About Gender Identity Is Increasingly Complex|Belinda Luscombe|June 28, 2022|Time
At the time, a prevailing concept of the brain, called the reticular theory, held that the tangle of brain fibers was one unitary whole organ, indivisible.
How a scientist-artist transformed our view of the brain|Laura Sanders|March 17, 2022|Science News
The Defiant Ones had chained Sidney Poitier to Tony Curtis in 1958, though if you hadn’t been cycled through the penal system yourself, the concept of race and Blackness was indivisible from the concept of a chain gang.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom|Colin Fleming|October 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
The underlying premise is that conscious experience is psychologically unified—we feel our selves to be indivisible, and our sensations form a seamless whole—so the brain function that generates it should be unified, too.
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions - Issue 107: The Edge|George Musser|October 13, 2021|Nautilus

The more The Republic of The People will stand indivisible and resolute.
In Exclusive Jailhouse Letter, Capitol Riot Defendant Explains Motives, Remains Boastful|by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien|May 11, 2021|ProPublica
I never hear a Democrat talk about these goods, which are, in the literal sense, indivisible—for us all.
The Democrats’ Black Hole—and What They Can Do About It|Michael Tomasky|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You remind us that men and women have imperfection in common, and are indivisible.
Living Black & Gay in the ’50s|Alain Mabanckou|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The one and indivisible capital of Israel has not been this bitterly divided since 1967.
Mass Murder in the Holy City|Michael Tomasky|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For me at least, the singer and the songs on Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61 Revisited are indivisible.
Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’|Malcolm Jones|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What I really think True Detective is about, on some indivisible level, is the power of storytelling.
‘True Detective’s’ Godless Universe: Is the HBO Show Anti-Christian?|Andrew Romano|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entire universe is made up of indivisible bodies having no magnitude.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Not being subject to motion, it is indivisible, incorporeal and not subject to time, as above.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Success was inevitable: nineteen, a number indivisible and chaste above all others, seemed specially designated.
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson
The first word, sing, is an indivisible phonetic entity conveying the notion of a certain specific activity.
Language|Edward Sapir
Subject conceiving, in communion with Object conceived, are one and the same indivisible fact, looked at on different sides.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for indivisible

indivisible

/ (ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbəl) /

adjective

unable to be divided

maths leaving a remainder when divided by a given number8 is indivisible by 3

Derived forms of indivisible

indivisibility or indivisibleness, nounindivisibly, adverb

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