immovable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable.
Meanings
- Incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
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Steadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101:
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Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
How much happier is he […]who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance
1690, [John] Dryden, “To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Leycester, &c.”, in Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
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Not liable to be removed: permanent in place or tenure, fixed.
an immovable estate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more immovable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most immovable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| immoveable | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
vagile · ambulatory · kinetic · movable · motile · mobile · movable · motive · animate
Deriveds
immovable property · immovably · immovableness
Relateds
unmovable · unmoveability · immobility · unmovability · unmoveable
Synonyms
confirmed · unmovable · resolute · obstreperous · bullheaded · stolid · incalcitrant · chronic · irrefragable · uncompromising · ardent · tough · sessile · stationary · nonemotional · thwart · peevish · recalcitrant · immovable · rigid · rigid · sullen · bloody-minded · steadfast · tenacious · bent on · peremptory · stuck · diehard · cold-blooded · intrepid · phlegmatic · unmovable · obstinate · adamant · persistent · pertinacious · self-willed · grim · unyielding · stubborn as a mule · unpassionate · willful · intransigent · dead inside · emotionless · staunch · steady · certain · truculent · inert · obdurate · unsentimental · mulish · headstrong · unmovable · dull · insistent · thran · adamant · hardheaded · unfeeling · determined · wilful · nonsentimental · dead inside · insensible · vehement · hard-nosed · inanimate · immotile · untiring · cold-hearted · unmovable · inveterate · clinical · staunch · immovable · apathistical · dispassionate · impassive · unbending · static · unmoveable · impassible · stalwart · resolved · immovable · nonfeeling · alexithymic · stubborn · terminal · immobile · refractory · hard-hearted · unemotional · dogged · static · pigheaded · intractable · inflexible · fixed · lifeless · nonpassionate
Translations (34)
de unbeweglich (steadfast) · ro fix (steadfast) · hi अडिग (steadfast) · bg постоянен (steadfast) · ga anscuithe (incapable of being physically moved) · hi अचल (incapable of being physically moved) · tl biyong (incapable of being physically moved) · ro nemișcat (incapable of being physically moved) · hu mozdíthatatlan (incapable of being physically moved) · es inmovible (incapable of being physically moved) · de unbeweglich (incapable of being physically moved) · hi स्थिर (incapable of being physically moved) · la immōbilis (incapable of being physically moved) · hy անշարժ (steadfast) · hy անշարժ (incapable of being physically moved) · el αμετατόπιστος (incapable of being physically moved) · eo nemovebla (incapable of being physically moved) · bg стационерен (incapable of being physically moved) · ro ferm (steadfast) · ro impasiv (impassive) · fi tunteeton (impassive) · ro netulburat (impassive) · mi whakawhenua (incapable of being physically moved) · es inamovible (incapable of being physically moved) · te స్థిరమైన (incapable of being physically moved) · bg неподвижен (incapable of being physically moved) · fi kiinteä (incapable of being physically moved) · la fixus (steadfast) · bg недвижим ((law) not liable to be removed) · ro neclintit (steadfast) · fi järkähtämätön (steadfast) · ro imobil (incapable of being physically moved) · grc ἀκίνητος (incapable of being physically moved) · hi दृढ़ (steadfast)