English Explanatory Dictionary

immobile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fixed, not movable.
noun
  1. One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈməʊ.baɪl/ /ɪˈmoʊ.bəl/ /ɪˈmɒ.bɪl/ en-us-immobile.ogg

Word forms

immobile immobiles

Etymology

From Old French immobile, from Latin immōbilis, equivalent to im- + mobile.

Synonyms

immovable fixed sessile immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless static rigid stationary stuck unmovable unmoveable inactive nonmover

Antonyms

movable mobile ambulatory animate kinetic motile motive vagile

Derived words

immobilism immobility immobilization immobilize
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