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Added 8 October 2026

soluble

/ˈsɒljʊbəl/ adjective

Latin root: solūbilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about soluble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Able to be dissolved.
Sugar is soluble in water.
Able to be solved or explained.
That mystery should be easily soluble.

Origin

From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.

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