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moveable

moveable is the alternative spelling of movable.

Meaning of movable

Adjective

movable (not generally comparable, comparative more movable, superlative most movable)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
    • The owners had supplied the vessel with a movable derrick for the purpose of raising the gangways of the vessel when in port, in order to discharge cargo.1902, Henry Billings Brown, The Osceola
    Synonyms:
    mobile
  2. (not comparable, usually) Changing from one time to another.
    • Easter is a movable holiday.
    Synonyms:
    floating
    Antonyms:
    immovable

See all 3 meanings of movable

Forms of moveable

pluralmoveables

Words formed from moveable

Phrases with moveable

Questions about moveable

What is moveable the alternative spelling of?
Moveable is the alternative spelling of movable.

Words near moveable in the dictionary

  1. move with
  2. move with the times
  3. move your feet, lose your seat
  4. moveabilities
  5. moveability
  6. moveable
  7. moveable alphabet
  8. moveable alphabets
  9. moveable feast
  10. moveable feasts
  11. moveable type

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Adapted from Wiktionary: moveable (page history and authors); movable (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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