indissoluble
Americanadjective
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not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
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firm or stable.
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perpetually binding or obligatory.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- indissolubility noun
- indissolubleness noun
- indissolubly adverb
Etymology
Origin of indissoluble
From the Latin word indissolūbilis, dating back to 1535–45. See in- 3, dissoluble
Example Sentences
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“And when you were up on the rock, then every crystal, crack, and ripple was endowed with indissoluble, life-saving importance, each dike and chickenhead inalienably itself.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
The Vatican holds that marriage is an indissoluble union between man and woman.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023
"Your state visit to China demonstrates the high level of relations between our two countries and once again confirms the indissoluble bond with China."
From Reuters • May 17, 2023
As the Massachusetts Sanitary Commission put it in 1850, “We are social beings — bound together by indissoluble ties.”
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2020
Marguerite and her brother, both now considerably aged since the happier times of their childhood in Touraine, always had an indissoluble fondness for Chambord.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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