dissolution C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ UK /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #31905 Meanings 1 noun Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments. The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution. 2 noun The quality of being dissolute. He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the quality of being... dissipation Word family Derived forms antidissolutiondissolutionaldissolutionismdissolutionistelectrodissolutionnondissolutionphotodissolutionpredissolutionredissolution Etymology From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissolution **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 31905 ## Meanings 1. Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments. 2. The quality of being dissolute. ## Examples - The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution. - He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily. ## Synonyms - dissipation ## Derived Forms - antidissolution - dissolutional - dissolutionism - dissolutionist - electrodissolution - nondissolution - photodissolution - predissolution - redissolution ## Etymology From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown