irremovableadj.n.

/ɪrɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s -mooueable, 1500s–1800s -moveable.

Etymology: ir- prefix².

A. adj.

a. Not removable; incapable of being removed or displaced; not subject to removal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > unable to be removed

irremovable1598

inevictable1895

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > immovable > not able to be removed

unremovable1572

removelessa1593

irremovable1598

inamovable1851

1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 49 Left on her bruised limmes for lasting monuments the irremooueable characters of his barbarous crueltie.

1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 125 I onely wish I may haue harbour and entertainment there, where my irremooueable and infinite loue is so firmely placed.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 25 Finding in it several difficulties almost irremovable.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 249 Let us consider from whence they [sc. perplexities] generally arise, and perhaps we shall find them not irremovable.

1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 172 Faith failing through irremovable ignorance.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xvi. 303 An ominous irremovable guest.

b. Incapable of being displaced from office or position; permanent.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [adjective] > that cannot be displaced

standinga1626

undeprivable1643

irremovable1650

1650 J. Milton Tenure of Kings (ed. 2) 48 The right of birth or succession can be no privilege in nature to let a Tyrant sit irremoveable over a Nation free born.

1753 Ld. Cobham in H. Walpole Mem. Geo. II (1847) I. v. 135 The Parliament could not be dissolved, but by an irremovable Council.

1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics v. 119 A body of judges, numerous, independent, and irremovable.

1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 253 As long as he performed the obligations required of him, the Emphyteuta was irremoveable.

†2. Incapable of being moved; immovable, inflexible. literal and figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > immovable

unstirrablea1340

unmovablea1382

immovablec1440

unremovablec1454

immotable1587

unmoble1594

irremovable1598

unshiftable1890

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 10/1 With the tonge tiede, and with irremoueable eyes.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 323 These are the irremouable stones and surest sement.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 507 Hee's irremoueable, Resolu'd for flight.

1823 C. Lamb Praise of Chimney-sweepers in Elia 254 There he stood, as he stands in the picture, irremovable.

B. n.

One who cannot be removed; one whose position is permanent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > absence of removal > one who cannot be removed

irremovable1848

1848 G. C. Lewis Let. 28 Sept. (1870) 183 A Bill making vagrants and irremovables a union charge.

1895 Chicago Advance 1 Aug. 151/1 The English Lords have been called the incapable irremovables.

Derivatives

irremovaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state or quality of being immovable > quality of not being removable

unremovablenessc1454

irremovableness1610

irremovability1828

inamovability1849

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > absence of removal > inability to be removed

irremovability1828

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Irremovability.

1858 Times 29 Nov. 4/1 He defended..the principle of judicial irremovability.

1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Society ix. 267 Irremovability from the soil of some particular area.

irreˈmovableness n. the quality of being irremovable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state or quality of being immovable > quality of not being removable

unremovablenessc1454

irremovableness1610

irremovability1828

inamovability1849

1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr x. 276 These Canons..cannot preuaile so much vpon our consciences, as to imprint and worke such a confidence in them, and irremoueablenesse from them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	irremovable
释义	irremovableadj.n. /ɪrɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s -mooueable, 1500s–1800s -moveable. Etymology: ir- prefix². A. adj. 1. a. Not removable; incapable of being removed or displaced; not subject to removal. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > unable to be removed irremovable1598 inevictable1895 the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > immovable > not able to be removed unremovable1572 removelessa1593 irremovable1598 inamovable1851 1598 J. Dickenson Greene in Conceipt 49 Left on her bruised limmes for lasting monuments the irremooueable characters of his barbarous crueltie. 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 125 I onely wish I may haue harbour and entertainment there, where my irremooueable and infinite loue is so firmely placed. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 25 Finding in it several difficulties almost irremovable. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 249 Let us consider from whence they [sc. perplexities] generally arise, and perhaps we shall find them not irremovable. 1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 172 Faith failing through irremovable ignorance. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xvi. 303 An ominous irremovable guest. b. Incapable of being displaced from office or position; permanent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [adjective] > that cannot be displaced standinga1626 undeprivable1643 irremovable1650 1650 J. Milton Tenure of Kings (ed. 2) 48 The right of birth or succession can be no privilege in nature to let a Tyrant sit irremoveable over a Nation free born. 1753 Ld. Cobham in H. Walpole Mem. Geo. II (1847) I. v. 135 The Parliament could not be dissolved, but by an irremovable Council. 1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics v. 119 A body of judges, numerous, independent, and irremovable. 1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 253 As long as he performed the obligations required of him, the Emphyteuta was irremoveable. †2. Incapable of being moved; immovable, inflexible. literal and figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > immovable unstirrablea1340 unmovablea1382 immovablec1440 unremovablec1454 immotable1587 unmoble1594 irremovable1598 unshiftable1890 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 10/1 With the tonge tiede, and with irremoueable eyes. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 323 These are the irremouable stones and surest sement. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 507 Hee's irremoueable, Resolu'd for flight. View more context for this quotation 1823 C. Lamb Praise of Chimney-sweepers in Elia 254 There he stood, as he stands in the picture, irremovable. B. n. One who cannot be removed; one whose position is permanent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > absence of removal > one who cannot be removed irremovable1848 1848 G. C. Lewis Let. 28 Sept. (1870) 183 A Bill making vagrants and irremovables a union charge. 1895 Chicago Advance 1 Aug. 151/1 The English Lords have been called the incapable irremovables. Derivatives irremovaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state or quality of being immovable > quality of not being removable unremovablenessc1454 irremovableness1610 irremovability1828 inamovability1849 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > absence of removal > inability to be removed irremovability1828 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Irremovability. 1858 Times 29 Nov. 4/1 He defended..the principle of judicial irremovability. 1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Society ix. 267 Irremovability from the soil of some particular area. irreˈmovableness n. the quality of being irremovable. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state or quality of being immovable > quality of not being removable unremovablenessc1454 irremovableness1610 irremovability1828 inamovability1849 1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr x. 276 These Canons..cannot preuaile so much vpon our consciences, as to imprint and worke such a confidence in them, and irremoueablenesse from them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1598
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