immobility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle French immobilité, equivalent to immobile + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of not moving.
Common to all Regions were frozen points, which were troublesome not only because of immobility, but because failure to close prevented operation of detector circuits.
1962 March, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 158:See how he still covers his face with his hands when he sees me and his immobility and fixed stare are often evident.
2003, Alessandra Piontelli, From Fetus to Child: An Observational and Psychoanalytic Study, page 87:
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(countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.
Immobility is a big problem for many people who can't afford a car.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| immobilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
mobile · mobility · tonic immobility · immobile
Synonyms
Translations (28)
ca immobilitat (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · kk қимылсыздық (the quality of not moving) · pt imobilidade (the quality of not moving) · ka უძრაობა (the quality of not moving) · bg неподвижност (the quality of not moving) · sv orörlighet (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · ca immobilitat (the quality of not moving) · fi liikkumattomuus (the quality of not moving) · it immobilità (the quality of not moving) · pl bezruch (the quality of not moving) · ru неподви́жность (the quality of not moving) · fi paikallaanolo (the quality of not moving) · de Immobilität (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · ky кыймылсыздык (the quality of not moving) · de Immobilität (the quality of not moving) · gl imobilidade (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · es inmovilidad (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · fi liikuntakyvyttömyys (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · sk imobilita (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · fr immobilité (the quality of not moving) · hi निष्क्रियता (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · el ακινησία (the quality of not moving) · pt imobilidade (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · gl inmobilidade (the quality of not moving) · es inmovilidad (the quality of not moving) · hi निष्क्रियता (the quality of not moving) · it immobilità (the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved) · sk nehybnosť (the quality of not moving)