immobile C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˈmoʊbəl/ UK /ɪˈməʊbaɪl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not moving or unable to be moved The injury left his leg immobile for several weeks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not moving or unable to be... motionlessstationaryfixedstaticstillunmoving ↔ Opposites mobilemovingmovablefluid Word family Derived forms immobilityimmobilizeimmobilization Related forms mobilemobilitymobilize Etymology AI details From Latin immobilis ('not moving'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move'). immobilis Latin movere Latin *mew- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # immobile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmoʊbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈməʊbaɪl/ ## Meanings 1. not moving or unable to be moved ## Examples - The injury left his leg immobile for several weeks. ## Synonyms - motionless - stationary - fixed - static - still - unmoving ## Antonyms - mobile - moving - movable - fluid ## Derived Forms - immobility - immobilize - immobilization ## Related Forms - mobile - mobility - mobilize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: immobilis - Root: movere - Root: *mew- ## Etymology From Latin immobilis ('not moving'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move'). ## AI Etymology Immobile is from Latin immobilis ('not moving'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move'). In present-day use, it means not moving or unable to be moved. Derived formations include immobility, immobilize, and immobilization. Related vocabulary includes mobile, mobility, and mobilize. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown