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dividable

dividable

4.3
Able to be split into equal parts with nothing left
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈvaɪdəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : divisible
  • The developer assured us that the land was dividable into smaller lots for housing.

Examples

  • This large plot of land is dividable, making it suitable for multiple families.

  • As Cavendish writes in the preface to Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, "nature being material, and consequently dividable, her parts have but divided knowledges, and none can claim a universal infinite knowledge."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • When planning the project, we needed to ensure that the area was dividable according to local regulations.

Synonyms

divisible
vsdividable
1 3.7

Can be split into equal parts with nothing left over

emphasizes being divided exactly with no remainder

Antonyms

indivisible
14 5.8

Cannot be split into parts

Surface Forms

dividable positive
dividabler comparative
dividablest superlative

Morphology

dividable = divide (transparent) = divide + able

Standard adjectival formation using '-able' meaning 'able to be X' from the verb 'divide', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Dividable comes from divide, which means 'to separate into parts', and the ending -able means 'can be'. So calling something dividable means it 'can be divided' into equal parts, like a cake you can cut with 'nothing left over'.