divisible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being divided,... separabledividablepartiblefractionable

Opposites

indivisible inseparable whole

Word family

Derived forms divisibilitydivisibleness

Related forms divide division divisor divisive

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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 Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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