immovable
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Etymology edit
From Middle English, equivalent to im- + movable.
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Adjective edit
immovable (comparative more immovable, superlative most immovable)
- incapable of being physically moved; fixed
- steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101:
- I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
- not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive
- 1690, [John] Dryden, “To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Leycester, &c.”, in Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
- How much happier is he […] who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance
- (law) not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed
- an immovable estate
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incapable of being physically moved
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steadfast
impassive
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Noun edit
immovable (plural immovables)
- that which can not be moved; something which is immovable
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That which can not be moved; something which is immovable
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References edit
- “immovable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.