What does indissolubly mean?
Indissolubly is an adverb meaning in a manner that cannot be dissolved, broken, or separated. It is especially used for bonds, alliances, relationships, and other connections understood to be permanent or inseparable. The word often carries a formal, emphatic tone and suggests a connection established so deeply that ordinary changes or divisions cannot undo it. For example, two communities may be described as indissolubly linked by history, or a treaty may be said to have bound two nations together indissolubly. Derived from the adjective indissoluble, the adverb is less common than similarly formed words such as inseparably or irrevocably, but it provides a precise way to emphasize the permanent, unbreakable character of a relationship or connection.
adverbIn a way that cannot be dissolved, broken, or separated; permanently and inseparably.
- In a way that cannot be dissolved, broken, or separated.
"The two communities remained indissolubly linked by a shared history."
"Their partnership is indissolubly linked to the company’s founding mission."
"The treaty permanently and indissolubly bound the two kingdoms together."
Some ties cannot be untied, only outgrown: indissolubly names the kind of bond that refuses to come apart.
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Where does indissolubly come from?
Indissolubly derives from the adjective indissoluble, formed through the Latin prefix in- and the Latin root solubilis, meaning soluble or able to be dissolved. The underlying family comes from Latin solvere, meaning to loosen or dissolve. Cognates include dissolve, dissolution, solvable, and solution, reflecting the shared idea of separating or resolving something.
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How indissolubly is actually used
A formal and emphatic word, commonly used of bonds, alliances, relationships, or connections that are conceived as permanent and unbreakable.
Easily confused with indissolubly
Indissolubly describes something that cannot be broken apart or dissolved, whereas indisputably describes a claim that cannot be disputed.