adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɒljʊbəl/
General-American:/ˈsɑljəbəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be dissolved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That mystery should be easily soluble.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solvable
Antonyms: insoluble
3
adjective
Meaning 3
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: insoluble
4
adjective
Meaning 4
susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the puzzle is soluble
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: insoluble
History
Etymology
From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
разтворим
(raztvorim)
— able to be dissolved
Catalan:
soluble
— able to be dissolved
Czech:
rozpustný
— able to be dissolved
Danish:
opløselig
— able to be dissolved
Finnish:
liukeneva
— able to be dissolved
French:
soluble
— able to be dissolved
Galician:
soluble
— able to be dissolved
German:
löslich
— able to be dissolved
Greek:
διαλυτός
(dialytós)
— able to be dissolved
Hungarian:
oldható
— able to be dissolved
Hungarian:
oldódik
— able to be dissolved
Italian:
solubile
— able to be dissolved
Japanese:
溶ける
(tokeru)
— able to be dissolved
Japanese:
溶かせる
(tokeseru)
— able to be dissolved
Māori:
mehameha
— able to be dissolved
Norwegian Bokmål:
oppløselig
— able to be dissolved
Persian:
حلشدنی
(hal-šodani)
— able to be dissolved
Persian:
حلپذیر
(halpazir)
— able to be dissolved
Polish:
rozpuszczalny
— able to be dissolved
Portuguese:
solúvel
— able to be dissolved
Russian:
раствори́мый
(rastvorímyj)
— able to be dissolved
Spanish:
soluble
— able to be dissolved
Swedish:
löslig
— able to be dissolved
Tagalog:
lusawin
— able to be dissolved
Telugu:
ద్రావణీయము
(drāvaṇīyamu)
— able to be dissolved
Ukrainian:
розчинний
(rozčynnyj)
— able to be dissolved
Welsh:
hydawdd
— able to be dissolved
Bulgarian:
решим
(rešim)
— able to be solved or explained
Catalan:
soluble
— able to be solved or explained
Danish:
løselig
— able to be solved or explained
Finnish:
ratkaistavissa oleva
— able to be solved or explained
German:
lösbar
— able to be solved or explained
Japanese:
解ける
(tokeru)
— able to be solved or explained
Persian:
حلشدنی
(hal-šodani)
— able to be solved or explained
Polish:
rozwiązywalny
— able to be solved or explained
Polish:
rozwiązalny
— able to be solved or explained
Portuguese:
solúvel
— able to be solved or explained
Russian:
разреши́мый
(razrešímyj)
— able to be solved or explained