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... motionless stationary fixed static still unmoving

Opposites

mobile moving movable fluid

Word family

Derived forms immobility immobilizeimmobilization

Related forms mobile mobility mobilize

Etymology

From Latin immobilis ('not moving'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move').

immobilis Latin movere Latin *mew- Proto-Indo-European

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# 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

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