unmoving

adjective

un·​moving

¦ən+

: not moving

bade the sun to stay a while unmoving

—Frederick O'Brien

especially : not emotionally stirring

only those with an adamant prejudice … can find it meaningless or unmoving

—W. P. Clancy

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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