indissoluble

adjective

in·dis·sol·u·ble ˌin-di-ˈsäl-yə-bəl

Synonyms of indissoluble

: not dissoluble

especially : incapable of being annulled, undone, or broken : permanent

an indissoluble contract

indissolubility

ˌin-di-ˌsäl-yə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

indissolubleness

ˌin-di-ˈsäl-yə-bəl-nəs

noun

indissolubly

ˌin-di-ˈsäl-yə-blē

adverb

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Indissoluble and its antonym dissoluble ("capable of being dissolved or disintegrated") both date their first print appearances to the 16th century, and both owe a debt to Latin dissolubilis, which means "dissoluble; capable of being dissolved." While the word dissolve in that gloss may call to mind the chemical process by which something mixed with a liquid becomes part of the liquid (as when salt or sugar dissolve in water), indissoluble primarily relates to other meanings of dissolve: "destroy" and "disintegrate," "terminate" and "annul." Something indissoluble—such as a treaty, contract, or vow—is permanent. The English word dissolve, in all its meanings, is a cousin to indissoluble and dissoluble. Dissolubilis derives from Latin dissolvere (from dis- + solvere, "to loosen") the source of our word dissolve.

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As art historian Nell Andrew writes in the exhibition catalog, the indissoluble coupling of music and dance proved influential in Orphism’s pictorial tendencies (much in the way that figure and ground often prove indistinguishable in Orphic imagery). —Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 They are linked in an essential, indissoluble bond. —Llewellyn King, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023