immovable

or im·move·a·ble

[ ih-moo-vuh-buhl ]

/ ɪˈmu və bəl /

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adjective

incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.

incapable of being influenced by feeling; emotionless: an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant.

incapable of being moved from one's purpose, opinion, etc.; steadfast; unyielding.

not subject to change; unalterable.

not moving; motionless.

Law.

not liable to be removed, or permanent in place.
(of property) real, as distinguished from personal.

not changing from one date to another in different years: Christmas is an immovable feast.

noun

something immovable.

immovables, Law. lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings.

Origin of immovable

1325–75; Middle English immevable, immovable; see im-², movable

SYNONYMS FOR immovable

3 obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM immovable

im·mov·a·bil·i·ty, im·mov·a·ble·ness, noun im·mov·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby immovable

immortalize, immortals, immortelle, immotile, immotile cilia syndrome, immovable, immovable joint, immoveables, immune, immune adsorption, immune body

Example sentences from the Web for immovably

The late art critic was known for passionately baroque pronouncements that moved the immovably overstuffed art world.

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In the skull the quadrate is immovably fixed and united to the pterygoid.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The sternum of the last thoracic somite is immovably united with the preceding.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7 |Various
Immovably the king's guest gazed upon the jester, who, unabashed, calmly endured the scrutiny.

Under the Rose |Frederic Stewart Isham

When dry the quartering should support the model with horns attached, and all parts should be immovably rigid.

Practical Taxidermy |Montagu Browne
It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.

Falk |Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for immovably

immovable

immoveable

/ (ɪˈmuːvəbəl) /

adjective

unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile

unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast

unaffected by feeling; impassive

unchanging; unalterable

(of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year

law

(of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
of or relating to immoveablesCompare movable

Derived forms of immovable

immovability, immoveability, immovableness or immoveableness, noun immovably or immoveably, adverb

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immoveable

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immovable

or im·move·a·ble

adjective

noun

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immoveable

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