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immovableor im·move·a·ble [ ih-moo-vuh-buhl ] / ɪˈmu və bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immovable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being moved; fixed; stationary. incapable of being influenced by feeling; emotionless: an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant. incapable of being moved from one's purpose, opinion, etc.; steadfast; unyielding. not subject to change; unalterable. not moving; motionless. Law. - not liable to be removed, or permanent in place.
- (of property) real, as distinguished from personal.
not changing from one date to another in different years: Christmas is an immovable feast. nounsomething immovable. immovables, Law. lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings. Origin of immovable1325–75; Middle English immevable, immovable;see im-2, movable SYNONYMS FOR immovable3 obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR immovable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM immovableim·mov·a·bil·i·ty, im·mov·a·ble·ness, nounim·mov·a·bly, adverbWords nearby immovableimmortalize, Immortals, immortelle, immotile, immotile cilia syndrome, immovable, immovable joint, immoveables, immune, immune adsorption, immune body Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immovableThose are the roots, the immovable ties blind to ethics probes and corruption charges that are difficult to rip from the ground. Charlie Rangel Dances On|Gideon Resnick|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST These stories are the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align. Lupita Nyong’o Joins ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast|Marlow Stern|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST What does happen when the irresistible force meets the immovable object? Peyton Manning Vs. Richard Sherman|Allen Barra|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The reality, though, is that no force is irresistible and no object is immovable. Peyton Manning Vs. Richard Sherman|Allen Barra|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How many more monuments, churches, libraries, and immovable works of art lay in the path of war? WWII’s Guardians of the Lost Art: The Artist Warriors Who Protected Italy’s Cultural Artifacts|Robert Edsel|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Doctor Luke put his elbows on the forecastle table, his chin on his hands—and thus gazed, immovable, at young Docks. Doctor Luke of the Labrador|Norman Duncan Of course, I quite understand that until her temper cools off she will be immovable; those determined natures always are. Miss Dexie|Stanford Eveleth Slaves were made competent to acquire stock and movable or immovable property. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various If a glance could have transfixed her, Marion would have been immovable for life. Marion Berkley|Elizabeth B. Comins They still stand, august and immovable, while dynasties and churches are lying in heaps of ruin all around us. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for immovable
adjectiveunable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast unaffected by feeling; impassive unchanging; unalterable (of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year law - (of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
- of or relating to immoveablesCompare movable
Derived forms of immovableimmovability, immoveability, immovableness or immoveableness, nounimmovably or immoveably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to immovableuncompromising, unshakable, motionless, impassive, steadfast, inflexible, unyielding, immobile, stationary, immutable, firm, set, constant, solid, fast, stable, adamant, hard-nosed, intransigent, obdurate |