English Explanatory Dictionary

immovable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. incapable of being physically moved; fixed
  2. steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding
  3. not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive
  4. not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed
noun
  1. Something immovable.
  2. Immovable objects or property, as land, buildings, etc.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immovable.wav

Word forms

immovable more immovable most immovable immoveable immovables

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English immevable English immovable From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable.

Synonyms

static unmovable fixed immobile immotile immovable inanimate inert lifeless sessile rigid stationary stuck unmoveable adamant staunch ardent grim bent on bloody-minded bullheaded certain chronic confirmed determined diehard dogged hard-hearted hard-nosed hardheaded headstrong incalcitrant inflexible irrefragable insistent intractable intransigent intrepid inveterate mulish obdurate obstinate obstreperous peevish peremptory persistent pertinacious pigheaded recalcitrant refractory resolute resolved self-willed stalwart steadfast steady stubborn stubborn as a mule sullen tenacious

Antonyms

movable ambulatory animate kinetic mobile motile motive vagile

Related words

unmovable unmoveable

Derived words

immovableness immovable property immovably

Translations

Bulgarian: недвижимост French: immeuble Macedonian: недви́жнина Macedonian: не́движност Romanian: bunuri imobiliare Romanian: imobil Russian: недви́жимость Ukrainian: нерухомість
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