prescindible

From prescindir +‎ -ible.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.sinˈdib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.sinˈdi.ble]

prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)

1. expendable; dispensable

   Antonym: imprescindible

   • 2018, Joan Casanovas Fortea, Montcroix:

     Els anys a la presó l'han aguerrit i només és amic dels seus amics, la resta són prescindibles.

     The years in prison have hardened him and he is only a friend to his friends, the rest are expendable.

• “prescindible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• IPA^(key): /pɾesθinˈdible/ [pɾes.θĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾesinˈdible/ [pɾe.sĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: pres‧cin‧di‧ble

prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)

1. expendable; dispensable

• “prescindible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024