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French word
indissociable
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃disosjabl/
Meaning
- adjectiveinseparable
Example
Les souvenirs d'enfance sont indissociables de ma vie.
Childhood memories are inseparable from my life.
More examples
Pour beaucoup, la liberté est indissociable de la dignité humaine.
For many, freedom is inseparable from human dignity.
Core concept
A lasting bond joins two things so tightly that each remains linked to the other in thought or feeling.
Common phrases
être indissociable de
be inseparable from
indissociable de la langue
inseparable from the language
Similar words
inséparable: Bound by deep feelings or a close relationship and unable to be separated.
lié: So closely linked that events or ideas cannot be considered separately.
attaché: Deeply emotionally attached to a person or thing and not easily detached.
Definition in French
Désigne ce qui est impossible à séparer, surtout pour des liens conceptuels ou affectifs.
Word origin
The adjective combines in- 'not' with dissociable, which comes through French dissocier from Latin dissociare, 'to separate or disunite'.
Usage tips
- Indissociable is more formal than everyday phrases such as impossible à séparer and is common with abstract nouns.
Other meanings
- closely linkedadjective
Opposites
- dissociableseparableadjective
- séparableseparableadjective
Related words
- dissociationdissociationnoun
- dissocierdissociateverb