immovable
/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
immovable adjective: incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
Adjective
immovable (comparative more immovable, superlative most immovable)
- Incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- Steadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
- I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101
- Synonyms:
- adamant, staunch, ardent, grim, untiring, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic
- Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
- How much happier is he […]who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance1690, [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)
- Synonyms:
- dead inside, unmovable, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dispassionate
- Not liable to be removed: permanent in place or tenure, fixed.
- an immovable estate
Noun
immovable (plural immovables)
- Something immovable.
- Immovable objects or property, as land, buildings, etc.
immovable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
immovable in Hindi
- incapable of being physically moved
- अचल acal, स्थिर sthir
- steadfast
- अडिग aḍig, दृढ़ dŕṛh
immovable in Tamil
- அசையா, நிலையான, அசையாத, அசைநேதன்மையற்ற
immovable in Urdu
- اٹل, مستقل مزاج, ثابت قدم
immovable in Telugu
- incapable of being physically moved
- స్థిరమైన sthiramaina
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- immovable in Malayalam
- ഇളക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, അനക്കിക്കൂടാത്ത, ചലിക്കാത്ത, ചഞ്ചലമല്ലാത്ത
- immovable in Kannada
- ಮರವಡು, ಮರಸಲ್ಲು, ಕದಲದ, ಗಟ್ಟಿಮಾಡಿದ
- immovable in Sanskrit
- अक्षोभ्य akṣobhya, अचल acala, अचर acara, निर्वाण nirvāṇa
- immovable in Tagalog
- biyong
Synonyms of immovable
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Forms of immovable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more immovable |
| superlative | most immovable |
| alternative form | immoveable |
| Noun | |
| plural | immovables |
Origin of immovable
From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable.
Words formed from immovable
Phrases with immovable
Questions about immovable
- What does immovable mean?
- Immovable means incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- What is immovable in Hindi?
- Immovable in Hindi is अचल (acal), स्थिर (sthir), अडिग (aḍig). See Immovable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is immovable?
- Immovable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce immovable?
- Immovable is pronounced /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near immovable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: immovable (page history and authors); immovable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); immovable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); immovable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); immovable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अक्षोभ्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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