- unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile
- unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast
- unaffected by feeling; impassive
- unchanging; unalterable
- (of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
- of or relating to immoveables
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•mov•a•ble or im•move•a•ble /ɪˈmuvəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- incapable of being moved:The chairs and desks in that classroom were immovable.
- not moving;
motionless;
immobile:stood immovable in the forest. - unaffected by feeling;
unyielding:an immovable heart.
im•mov•a•ble
(i mo̅o̅′və bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
im•mov′a•bil′i•ty, im•mov′a•ble•ness, n.
im•mov′a•bly, adv.
- incapable of being moved;
fixed;
stationary. - incapable of being influenced by feeling;
emotionless:an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant. - incapable of being moved from one's purpose, opinion, etc.;
steadfast;
unyielding. - not subject to change;
unalterable. - not moving;
motionless. - Law
- Lawnot liable to be removed, or permanent in place.
- (of property) real, as distinguished from personal.
- not changing from one date to another in different years:Christmas is an immovable feast.
n.
- something immovable.
- Law immovables, lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings.
- 1325–75; Middle English immevable, immovable; see im-2, movable
im•mov′a•bly, adv.
- 3. obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immovable, immoveable /ɪˈmuːvəbəl/ adj
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- firm
- glacial
- gomphosis
- hypothec
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