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

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Examples from the Web for immovable

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The reality, though, is that no force is irresistible and no object is immovable.
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How many more monuments, churches, libraries, and immovable works of art lay in the path of war?
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Doctor Luke put his elbows on the forecastle table, his chin on his hands—and thus gazed, immovable, at young Docks.
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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.
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They still stand, august and immovable, while dynasties and churches are lying in heaps of ruin all around us.
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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 Formsimmovability, immoveability, immovableness or immoveableness, nounimmovably or immoveably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for immovable

immovable

adj.

late 14c., literal and figurative, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + movable. Related: Immovably.