divisible C2+ Topic:Describing People US /dɪˈvɪzəbəl/ UK /dɪˈvɪzəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj capable of being divided, especially without a remainder Twelve is divisible by both three and four. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being divided,... separabledividablepartiblefractionable ↔ Opposites indivisibleinseparablewhole Word family Derived forms divisibilitydivisibleness Related forms dividedivisiondivisordivisive Etymology AI details From Late Latin divisibilis, from Latin dividere ('to divide'), from di- ('apart') + a base related to vidua ('separated'). divisibilis Latin dividere Latin *weidh- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # divisible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɪzəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈvɪzəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. capable of being divided, especially without a remainder ## Examples - Twelve is divisible by both three and four. ## Synonyms - separable - dividable - partible - fractionable ## Antonyms - indivisible - inseparable - whole ## Derived Forms - divisibility - divisibleness ## Related Forms - divide - division - divisor - divisive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: divisibilis - Root: dividere - Root: *weidh- ## Etymology From Late Latin divisibilis, from Latin dividere ('to divide'), from di- ('apart') + a base related to vidua ('separated'). ## AI Etymology Divisible is from Late Latin divisibilis, from Latin dividere ('to divide'), from di- ('apart') + a base related to vidua ('separated'). Important recorded forms include divisibilis (Latin), dividere (Latin), and *weidh- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers capable of being divided, especially without a remainder. The wider family includes derived forms such as divisibility and divisibleness and related words such as divide, division, divisor, and divisive. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown