disjoint

CEFRB1

/dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Separate and not connected or joined together.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.

Examples

  • The disjoint bones were painful to move.

  • The disjoint sentences were hard to read.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.

  2. Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.

More examples

In context

  • The two sets of data are completely disjoint from one another.

  • to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving

  • Near-synonyms: unjoin; disassemble, take apart

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).