immovable
immovable
Definition
im·mov·able (i mo̵̅o̅v′ə bəl)
adjective
- that cannot be moved; firmly fixed; not capable of movement
- not moving; immobile; motionless; stationary
- that cannot be changed; unyielding; steadfast
- unemotional; impassive
Etymology: ME immouable
noun
Law immovable objects or property, as land, buildings, etc.
im·mov′·a·bil′·ity noun or im·mov′·able·ness
im·mov′·ably adverb
immovable
Synonyms
immovable
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- almost: A number of land disputes from Sakaltutan illustrate my point that brothers divide the land between them, and then are almost immovable.
- virtually: The appearance of King Edward continued the image of insects: he was a bloated, white grub, virtually immovable in his throne.
- so: Stalinist tyranny, which had seemed so immovable, disintegrated.
- not: The entire world is not unchangeable, is not immovable.
- quite: The disadvantages are the cost and the bulk of the system that makes it quite immovable.
Modifies a noun
- object: By moving the edges of the opening through which the images are admitted, the images of immovable objects are made to move.
- obstacle: Now she sees only a ' waddling, sullen, dirty, immovable obstacle to beautiful football ' .
- rock: Heaven The immovable rock, on which he stood all his life, was his faith.
- force: She had been an immovable force, for sure.
- barrier: Today's sustainable idea may become tomorrow's immovable barrier!
- truck: Return once you obtain a Pokemon with Surf and visit the immovable truck.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near immovable
- immotile
- immortelle
- immortalized
- immortalize
- immortality
- immortal
- immorally
- immorality
- immoralist
- immoral
- immune
- immune body
- immune response
- immune system
- immunity
- immunize
- immuno-
- immunoassay
- immunochemistry
- immunocompetent
