fixed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /fɪkst/
- /fɪks(ᵻ)ɖ/ (South-Asia)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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Attached; affixed.
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:
- Unable to move; unmovable.
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Unable to change or vary.
I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.
He looked at me with a fixed glare.
Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
fixed assets
- Unlikely to change; stable.
- Unlikely to change; stable. ▸ Chemically stable.
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Supplied with what one needs.
How are you fixed for money?
She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
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(of sound) Recorded on a permanent medium.
In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.
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(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).
the she-cat has been fixed
a fixed tomcat
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Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
The mob made a lot of money from fixed horse races.
The U.S. often relied on fixed elections to keep anti-communist dictatorships in power.
- (of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
- Repaired.
- Being one of the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, associated with stability, permanence, and preservation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fixed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fixed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
devoid of · vagile · leer · motile · variable · bereft of · deprived of · unstable · destitute of · animate · abateable · random · kinetic · deficient of · poor in · wanting · instable · rocky · awanting · robbed of · void of · variable · irregular · wanting · fluid · alterable · variable · movable · erratic · lacking · modifiable · fluid · moveable · absent · erratic · shorn of · variable · volatile · unsteady · changeable · inconstant · editable · chaotic · motive · dynamic · varying · rocky · stripped of · varying · random · instable · chaotic · mobile · ambulatory · volatile · unstable · lacking · mobile · movable · unsteady · mutable · irregular
Coordinates
Deriveds
fixed star · fixed point · fixed route · fixed phrase · fixed disk · centrifixed · fixed field · fixed-wing · fixed air · Kleene's fixed-point theorem · fixed expression · fixed cheek · fixed idea · fixed cost · well-fixed · fixed income · fixety · fixed limit · fixed charge · fixed asset · unfixed · basifixed · Kleene fixed-point theorem · space fixed reference · fixedly · fixed odds · fixed term · fixed head coupé · fixedness · no fixed abode · fixed-term contract · fixed-point · fixed penalty notice · fixed satellite · Tarski's fixed-point theorem · fixed-term · fixed wave · fixed disc · fixed disc drive · semifixed · nonfixed · fixed-gear bicycle · fixed feast · fixed drive · fixed set · fixed disk drive · fixed oil · dorsifixed
Relateds
Synonyms
permanent · unvaried · equable · invariable · patched · unalterable · stuck · immutable · inanimate · perma- · unabateable · fixed · rigid · steady · monotonous · uncheckered · fixed · provided for · equal · stationary · even-keeled · stable · lifeless · joined · stable · regular · consistent · monotonous · steady · equable · static · even · unchangeable · sessile · perpetual · unmovable · inert · unmoveable · even · unvarying · samely · unmoveable · samely · uniform · unvarying · regular · immobile · connected · uncheckered · uniform · immovable · undeviating · immotile · even-keeled · immobile · bateless · inalterable · bound · well-served · unmovable · equal · mended · invariable · unvaried · consistent · stable · stable
Translations (47)
de verschnitten (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · ja 固定された (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · fa ثابت (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · oc fixat (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ast fixu (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · la status (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ml സ്ഥിര (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · pt fixo (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · bg постоянен (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · el τακτός (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · grc πηκτός (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · es fijo (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · fi kiinteä (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · la refectus (repaired) · oc crestat (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · ru фикси́рованный (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · sq ngulur (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · oc fixe (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · de fix (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · sq gul (gheg) (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · pt fixado (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · hi स्थिर (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · it fisso (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · tr sabit (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · es fijado (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · tr değişmez (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ru устано́вленный (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ja 安定的な (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · it castrato (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · fr castré (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · fr châtré (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · mi māhoi (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · bg неподвижен (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ca fix (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ga diongbháilte (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · de kastriert (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · oc fix (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · ug مۇقىم (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · uk фіксо́ваний (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · de fixiert (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · hi निश्चित (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · de sterilisiert (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · ml നിശ്ചിത (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · oc castrat (surgically rendered infertile, castrated or spayed) · fa فیکس (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · fr fixé (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same) · fi kiinteä (Taurus/Leo/Scorpio/Aquarius)