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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026mov•a•ble or move•a•ble /ˈmuvəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
- capable of being moved:The doll's arms, legs, hands, and head were movable.
- changing from one date to another in different years:Easter is a movable feast.
n. [countable]
- an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
See -mov-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026move•a•ble
(mo̅o̅′və bəl),USA pronunciation adj., n. - movable.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026mov•a•ble
(mo̅o̅′və bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
- capable of being moved;
not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- Law(of property)
- not permanent in reference to place;
capable of being moved without injury.
- personal, as distinguished from real.
- changing from one date to another in different years:a movable holiday.
- (of type or matrices) able to be rearranged.
n.
- an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
- LawOften, movables. an article of personal property not attached to land.
Also, moveable.
- Anglo-French movable. See move, -able
- Middle English mevable, movable 1350–1400
mov′a•bil′i•ty, mov′a•ble•ness, n.
mov′a•bly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
movable, moveable /ˈmuːvəbəl/ adj - able to be moved or rearranged; not fixed
- (esp of religious festivals such as Easter) varying in date from year to year
- (usually speltmoveable) denoting or relating to personal property as opposed to realty
n - (often plural) a movable article, esp a piece of furniture
ˌmovaˈbility, ˈmoveability n ˈmovableness, ˈmoveableness n ˈmovably, ˈmoveably adv
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