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.

OTHER WORDS FOR immovable

3 obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant.

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Origin of immovable

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

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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How to use immovable in a sentence

For a playground to facilitate that, it needs to be more than a single immovable structure that kids see day in and day out, says Karen Martin, a public health researcher at the University of Western Australia in Perth.
The elements that make a perfect playground|Lauren Leffer|July 21, 2021|Popular-Science
It’s a fiery counterpoint to the Nets-Bucks series that has seemed like the hypothetical unstoppable force not so much colliding with an immovable object but with a wet paper bag.
With The Julio Jones Trade, Did Both Atlanta And Tennessee Get Better?|Sarah Shachat|June 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Put a 60-pound dog behind it, run into something immovable at 35 mph, and your pup will generate nearly three times that much force as it flies forward.
You Need a Better Dog Barrier|Wes Siler|May 12, 2021|Outside Online
Still, she and others said the board had to adopt Calendar D this week in part because it represented the best option available and the school board was running up against an immovable deadline.
Fairfax declines to add four Jewish, Muslim and Hindu holidays to calendar|Hannah Natanson|March 19, 2021|Washington Post

We’re used to thinking about unstoppable offenses or immovable defenses, but this Alabama team can do it all.
College Football’s Flawed Season Gave Us A Flawless Champion|Sarah Shachat|January 12, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Those are the roots, the immovable ties blind to ethics probes and corruption charges that are difficult to rip from the ground.
Charlie Rangel Dances On|Gideon Resnick|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These stories are the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align.
Lupita Nyong’o Joins ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast|Marlow Stern|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What does happen when the irresistible force meets the immovable object?
Peyton Manning Vs. Richard Sherman|Allen Barra|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
For a full hour he sat there immovable as a statue, reflecting, ever recalling the details of those events.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Sara Lee, breathless and terrified, stood close to a cabin door and remained immovable.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The youngsters can not remain immovable, and the effort to make them do so is irritating to no purpose.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
David, terrified, lifted the half-closed eyelid of the youth: his eye was immovable, dull and glassy.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue

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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