immotile

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈmoʊtəl/ UK /ɪˈməʊtaɪl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
incapable of movement; not motile

These sperm cells were found to be entirely immotile.

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Synonyms

1 adj · incapable of movement; not... motionless immobile stationary fixed static

Opposites

motile mobile moving

Word family

Derived forms immotility

Related forms motilemotilitymotion motor

Etymology

From in- ('not') + motile, from Latin motus ('moved'), past participle of movere ('to move').

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

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# immotile

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmoʊtəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈməʊtaɪl/

## Meanings
1. incapable of movement; not motile

## Examples
- These sperm cells were found to be entirely immotile.

## Synonyms
- motionless
- immobile
- stationary
- fixed
- static

## Antonyms
- motile
- mobile
- moving

## Derived Forms
- immotility

## Related Forms
- motile
- motility
- motion
- motor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: motus
- Root: movere
- Root: *mew-

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + motile, from Latin motus ('moved'), past participle of movere ('to move').

## AI Etymology
Immotile comes from in- ('not') + motile, from Latin motus ('moved'), past participle of movere ('to move'). The historical trail runs through Latin motus, Latin movere and Proto-Indo-European *mew-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means incapable of movement; not motile. Derived formations include immotility; related forms include motile, motility, motion, motor.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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