immovable

or im·move·a·ble

[ ih-moo-vuh-buhl ]

/ ɪˈmu və bəl /

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adjective

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.

not 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.

noun

something immovable.

immovables, Law. lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings.

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Origin of immovable

1325–75; Middle English immevable, immovable; see im-², movable

SYNONYMS FOR immovable

3 obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM immovable

im·mov·a·bil·i·ty, im·mov·a·ble·ness, nounim·mov·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby immovable

immortalize, immortals, immortelle, immotile, immotile cilia syndrome, immovable, immovable joint, immoveables, immune, immune adsorption, immune body

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Example sentences from the Web for immovable

Those are the roots, the immovable ties blind to ethics probes and corruption charges that are difficult to rip from the ground.
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These stories are the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align.
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What does happen when the irresistible force meets the immovable object?
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The reality, though, is that no force is irresistible and no object is immovable.
Peyton Manning Vs. Richard Sherman|Allen Barra|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How many more monuments, churches, libraries, and immovable works of art lay in the path of war?
WWII’s Guardians of the Lost Art: The Artist Warriors Who Protected Italy’s Cultural Artifacts|Robert Edsel|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Doctor Luke put his elbows on the forecastle table, his chin on his hands—and thus gazed, immovable, at young Docks.
Doctor Luke of the Labrador|Norman Duncan
Of course, I quite understand that until her temper cools off she will be immovable; those determined natures always are.
Miss Dexie|Stanford Eveleth
Slaves were made competent to acquire stock and movable or immovable property.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various
If a glance could have transfixed her, Marion would have been immovable for life.
Marion Berkley|Elizabeth B. Comins
They still stand, august and immovable, while dynasties and churches are lying in heaps of ruin all around us.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for immovable

immovable

immoveable

/ (ɪˈmuːvəbəl) /

adjective

unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile

unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast

unaffected by feeling; impassive

unchanging; unalterable

(of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year

law

(of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
of or relating to immoveablesCompare movable

Derived forms of immovable

immovability, immoveability, immovableness or immoveableness, nounimmovably or immoveably, adverb

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immovable

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adjective

noun

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immoveable

adjective

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