adj
Meaning 1
Incapable of being divided; atomic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
indivisible
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: arithmetic
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noun
Meaning 3
That which cannot be divided or split.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 5
impossible of undergoing division
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an indivisible union of states
- one nation indivisible
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: divisible
History
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh1 From Middle French indivisible, from Late Latin indivisibilis. Equivalent to in- + divisible.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неделим (nedelim) — incapable of being divided
- Catalan: indivisible — incapable of being divided
- Catalan: indivís — incapable of being divided
- Dutch: ondeelbaar — incapable of being divided
- Finnish: jakamaton — incapable of being divided
- German: unteilbar — incapable of being divided
- Greek: αδιαίρετος (adiaíretos) — incapable of being divided
- Ancient Greek: ἀμέριστος (améristos) — incapable of being divided
- Ancient Greek: ἀμερής (amerḗs) — incapable of being divided
- Hindi: अभाज्य (abhājya) — incapable of being divided
- Hindi: अभेद्य (abhedya) — incapable of being divided
- Hungarian: oszthatatlan — incapable of being divided
- Icelandic: ódeilanlegur — incapable of being divided
- Irish: doroinnte — incapable of being divided
- Italian: indivisible — incapable of being divided
- Japanese: 分割できない (bunkatsu dekinai) — incapable of being divided
- Japanese: 分けられない (wakerarenai) — incapable of being divided
- Japanese: 割れない 不可分の (warenai) — incapable of being divided
- Khmer: អវិភាគីយ (a’vi’phiekii) — incapable of being divided
- Old English: untōdǣledlīċ — incapable of being divided
- Portuguese: indivisível — incapable of being divided
- Russian: недели́мый (nedelímyj) — incapable of being divided
- Russian: нераздели́мый (nerazdelímyj) — incapable of being divided
- Russian: неразложи́мый (nerazložímyj) — incapable of being divided
- Scottish Gaelic: do-roinn — incapable of being divided
- Spanish: indivisible — incapable of being divided
- Spanish: indiviso — incapable of being divided
- Swedish: odelbar — incapable of being divided
- Welsh: diwahân — incapable of being divided
- Welsh: anwahanadwy — incapable of being divided
- Bulgarian: неделим (nedelim) — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Catalan: indivís — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Finnish: jaoton — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- French: indivisible — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- German: unteilbar — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Hindi: अभाज्य (abhājya) — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Hungarian: nem osztható — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Icelandic: ódeilanlegur — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Japanese: 割り切れない (warikirenai) — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Polish: niepodzielny — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Russian: недели́мый (nedelímyj) — incapable of being divided by a specific integer
- Swedish: odelbar — incapable of being divided by a specific integer