movable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmuːvəbəl/
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Etymology
From Old French movable. By surface analysis, move + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
The owners had supplied the vessel with a movable derrick for the purpose of raising the gangways of the vessel when in port, in order to discharge cargo.
1902, Henry Billings Brown, The Osceola:
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(not-comparable, usually) Changing from one time to another.
Easter is a movable holiday.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moveable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more movable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most movable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
static · inert · unmovable · inanimate · rigid · immobile · unmoveable · immovable · lifeless · fixed · immovable · immobile · stuck · immovable · stationary · immotile · sessile
Deriveds
movable nu · movable feast · unmovable · movable property · movable bridge · movable letter · movably · movable alphabet · movable type · movableness
Hyponyms
Synonyms
mobile · motile · motive · floating · vagile · kinetic · movable · ambulatory · animate · mobile
Translations (39)
ka მოძრავი (capable of being moved) · sv flyttbar (capable of being moved) · ka მობილური (capable of being moved) · uk рухливий (capable of being moved) · hy շարժուն (capable of being moved) · fi liikuteltava (capable of being moved) · ga aistritheach (capable of being moved) · nb flyttbar (capable of being moved) · grc κινητικός (capable of being moved) · pt móvel (capable of being moved) · ka გადასატან-გადმოსატანი (capable of being moved) · bg преносим (capable of being moved) · uk рухомий (changing from one time to another) · uk рухомий (capable of being moved) · wa bodjåve (capable of being moved) · ca mobiliari (capable of being moved) · ro mobil (capable of being moved) · la mōbilis (capable of being moved) · fi liikkuva (capable of being moved) · pt movediço (capable of being moved) · sa जङ्गम (capable of being moved) · nn flyttbar (capable of being moved) · is færanlegur (capable of being moved) · hi जंगम (capable of being moved) · ka გადატანადი (capable of being moved) · pt movível (capable of being moved) · ro mișcabil (capable of being moved) · nl beweegbaar (capable of being moved) · hy շարժական (capable of being moved) · bg подвижен (capable of being moved) · fa متغیر (changing from one time to another) · fi liikkuva (changing from one time to another) · wa poirtåve (capable of being moved) · fi siirrettävä (capable of being moved) · ka გადასატანი (capable of being moved) · eo movebla (capable of being moved) · uk мобільний (capable of being moved) · de beweglich (capable of being moved) · uk перехідний (changing from one time to another)