immobility

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌɪməʊˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being unable to move or be moved

His immobility after the fall worried the doctors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being unable... stillness motionlessness stasis fixity rigidity inertia

Opposites

mobility movement motion

Word family

Related forms immobile mobile mobility immobilize

Etymology

From Latin immobilitas, from immobilis ('immovable'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable').

immobilitas Latin movere Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# immobility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪməʊˈbɪlɪti/

## Meanings
1. the state of being unable to move or be moved

## Examples
- His immobility after the fall worried the doctors.

## Synonyms
- stillness
- motionlessness
- stasis
- fixity
- rigidity
- inertia

## Antonyms
- mobility
- movement
- motion

## Related Forms
- immobile
- mobile
- mobility
- immobilize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: immobilitas
- Root: movere

## Etymology
From Latin immobilitas, from immobilis ('immovable'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable').

## AI Etymology
immobility comes from Latin immobilitas, from immobilis ('immovable'), from in- ('not') + mobilis ('movable'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the state of being unable to move or be moved", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as immobile, mobile, mobility, and immobilize. Its semantic neighborhood includes stillness, motionlessness, stasis, and fixity, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin immobilitas and Latin movere.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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