immovable

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adjective

im·​mov·​able (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce immovable (audio)
1
: incapable of being moved
broadly : not moving or not intended to be moved
2
b
: not capable of being moved emotionally
immovableness noun
immovably adverb

immovable

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noun

1
: one that cannot be moved
2
immovables plural : real property as opposed to movable property

Examples of immovable in a Sentence

Adjective that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Adjective
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions The mounting tensions between Catalan nationalism and the Spanish state are like an encounter between an unstoppable force and an immovable object. Sebastian Balfour, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017 Once the authorities emptied the area, according to activists, the immovable blocks of concrete were installed in place of the tents, ending any notion the former residents may one day be able to return. Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 Scouts were murmuring about Haynes’ strong hands and immovable strength. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immovable 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of immovable was in the 14th century

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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immovable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

immovable

adjective
im·​mov·​able
(ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ü-və-bəl
1
a
: not able to be moved
b
: not moving : stationary
2
immovability
(ˌ)im-ˌ(m)ü-və-ˈbil-ət-ē
noun
immovably
(ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ü-və-blē
adverb

Legal Definition

immovable

1 of 2 adjective
im·​mov·​able im-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce immovable (audio)
: incapable of being moved see also immovable property at property

immovable

2 of 2 noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building)
a manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovableLouisiana Revised Statutes
also : an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property
a predial servitude is an incorporeal immovable Louisiana Civil Code
often used in pl.
compare movable

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