inseparable

inseparable
   forming an exclusive sexual relationship with
   Not Siamese twins nor even cohabiting:
    It had long been noticed that Lizzy and Furnivall had been, as Benzie discreetly puts it, 'inseparable' long before they were married. (J. Green, 1996 — Furnivall was a 19th-century libertine and philologist without whom the OED might not have been produced)

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  • inséparable — [ ɛ̃separabl ] adj. • XIVe; lat. inseparabilis ♦ Que l on ne peut séparer, considérer isolément. ⇒ indissociable, lié, uni. Attribut inséparable d un être. ⇒ inhérent. « La foi est inséparable de la contrition » (Bossuet). ♢ (Personnes) Qui sont… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inseparable — Inséparable Pour les articles homonymes, voir Inséparable (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Inseparable — is another way of saying cannot be separated .Inseparable may refer to:*in mathematics, inseparable differential equation, or in general the opposite of separable in any of its meanings*in marketing, inseparability (services)in music: *… …   Wikipedia

  • inseparable — Inseparable. adj. de t. g. Qui ne peut estre separé. La chaleur est inseparable du feu. l ombre est inseparable du corps. l orgueil est presque inseparable des grandes richesses. ce droit est inseparable de la Couronne. On dit aussi, que Deux… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Inseparable — In*sep a*ra*ble, a. [L. inseparabilis: cf. F. ins[ e]parable. See {In }, and {Separable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not separable; incapable of being separated or disjoined. [1913 Webster] The history of every language is inseparable from that of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inseparable — [in sep′ə rə bəl, insep′rəbəl] adj. not separable; that cannot be separated or parted [inseparable friends] n. inseparable persons or things inseparability n. inseparableness inseparably adv …   English World dictionary

  • inseparable — adjetivo 1. Que no se puede separar o se separa con dificultad: Este concepto es inseparable de l anterior. Javier y Susana son inseparables, están muy unidos …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • inseparable — (Del lat. inseparabĭlis). 1. adj. Que no se puede separar. 2. Dicho de dos o más cosas: Que se separan con dificultad. 3. Dicho de dos o más personas: Unidas estrechamente entre sí con vínculos de amistad o de amor. ☛ V. preposición inseparable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • inseparable — I adjective attached, blended, cemented, close, combined, consolidated, constantly together, devoted, fast, firm, fused, glued, impartible, incapable of being parted, indiscerptible, indissoluble, indivisible, inextricable, infrangible,… …   Law dictionary

  • inseparable — (adj.) mid 14c., from L. inseparabilis that cannot be separated, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + separabilis, from separare (see SEPARATE (Cf. separate) (v.)). Related: Inseparably …   Etymology dictionary

  • inseparable — [adj] unable to be divided as one, attached, conjoined, connected, entwined, inalienable, indissoluble, indivisible, inseverable, integral, integrated, intertwined, interwoven, molded, secure, tied up, unified, united, whole; concept 531 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

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