How do you pronounce divisible?

The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ].

Where does divisible come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

divisible

[dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: di-vis-i-ble
IPA: [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

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Meaning

adj

Capable of being divided or split.

adj

Capable of being divided or split.

noun

Any substance that can be divided.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: separable, separatable"
"Just as 12 is divisible by 3, so is 48 divisible by 12."
"The compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of all Philoſophick Ages; yet they have done little elſe, but ſhewn their own diviſions to be almoſt as infinite, as ſome ſuppoſe thoſe of their Subject."

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: divisible, -, divisibilis, divido

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

divisibles (plural)

Derived Forms

divisibleness divisibly nondivisible polydivisible subdivisible undivisible

Phrases

evenly divisible

Frequently Paired Words

divisibility separation separate divide combinable mergeable unifiable

Synonyms

dividable splittable partible separable separatable evenly divisible divisible discerpible scissile

Antonyms

indivisible nondivisible undividable combinable mergeable unifiable

Rhymes With

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