- not movable; firmly set or placed; stable
- not moving or changing; motionless
Origin of immobile
Middle English inmobill from Old French immobile from Classical Latin immobilis: see in- and mobile
A woman immobile after surgery.
- A person who is bedridden is an example of someone who is immobile.
- A huge piece of furniture that is too heavy to move is an example of something that is immobile.
The definition of immobile is something that is not moving or that is incapable of being moved.
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immobile
adjective
- Immovable; fixed: an immobile rock formation.
- Not moving; motionless: The patient in the coma was immobile.
- Not very mobile or agile; capable of moving only slowly: an immobile quarterback.
Related Forms:
- im′mo·bil′i·ty
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Sentence Examples
- The stage is known as "paradoxical sleep" because of the combination of immobile muscles and heightened brain activity.
- For instance it might be used to bring warmth into a room housing a sick or immobile person, or simply to take the chill off a room during a particularly cold day.
- For seniors who are more immobile, singing is also a great activity that lets them participate as much or as little as they want.
- It is very important that individuals with CMT avoid injury that causes them to be immobile for long periods of time.
- The benefits of space heaters is that they can provide focused heat, for instance giving additional heat to a room with a sick or immobile person in it.
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