immovable

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled immoveable

US /ɪˈmuvəbəl/ UK /ɪˈmuːvəbl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
not able to be moved or changed in position or opinion

His resolve remained immovable despite their pleading.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not able to be moved or... fixed immobile stationary unyielding steadfast firm

Opposites

movable mobile flexible yielding

Word family

Forms immovabilityimmovably

Derived forms immovablyimmovabilityimmovableness

Related forms move movable mover

Etymology

From in- ('not') + movable, from Old French movable, from Latin movere ('to move').

movere Latin *mew- Proto-Indo-European

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# immovable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪˈmuvəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈmuːvəbl

## Meanings
1. not able to be moved or changed in position or opinion

## Examples
- His resolve remained immovable despite their pleading.

## Synonyms
- fixed
- immobile
- stationary
- unyielding
- steadfast
- firm

## Antonyms
- movable
- mobile
- flexible
- yielding

## Derived Forms
- immovably
- immovability
- immovableness

## Related Forms
- move
- movable
- mover

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

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + movable, from Old French movable, from Latin movere ('to move').

## AI Etymology
Immovable comes from in- ('not') + movable, from Old French movable, from Latin movere ('to move'). The historical trail runs through 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 not able to be moved or changed in position or opinion. Derived formations include immovably, immovability, immovableness; related forms include move, movable, mover.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

immovable

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback