immovable
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Middle English, equivalent to im- + movable.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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, Abacus 2010, p. 101:
- I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 101:
- not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive
- 1690, John Dryden, Epistle Dedicatory to Don Sebastian
- How much happier is he […] who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance
- 1690, John Dryden, Epistle Dedicatory to Don Sebastian
- (law) not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed
- an immovable estate
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TranslationsEdit
incapable of being physically moved
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steadfast
impassive
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NounEdit
immovable (plural immovables)
- that which can not be moved; something which is immovable
TranslationsEdit
That which can not be moved; something which is immovable
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ReferencesEdit
- immovable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.