immobile

[ ih-moh-buhl, -beel ]
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adjective
  1. incapable of moving or being moved.

  2. not mobile or moving; motionless.

Origin of immobile

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word immōbilis.See im-2, mobile

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British Dictionary definitions for immobile

immobile

/ (ɪˈməʊbaɪl) /


adjective
  1. not moving; motionless

  2. not able to move or be moved; fixed

Derived forms of immobile

  • immobility (ˌɪməʊˈbɪlɪtɪ), noun

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