movable

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled moveable

US /ˈmuvəbəl/ UK /ˈmuːvəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being moved; not fixed in place

The partition is movable, so the room can be reconfigured.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being moved; not... portable mobile transferabledetachableloose

Opposites

fixed immovable stationary immobile

Word family

Forms moveables

Derived forms movabilitymovablenessmovably

Related forms move movement mover

Etymology

From Old French movable, from movoir ('to move'), from Latin movēre ('to move'), + -able.

movēre Latin *mew- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# movable

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

## Meanings
1. capable of being moved; not fixed in place

## Examples
- The partition is movable, so the room can be reconfigured.

## Synonyms
- portable
- mobile
- transferable
- detachable
- loose

## Antonyms
- fixed
- immovable
- stationary
- immobile

## Derived Forms
- movability
- movableness
- movably

## Related Forms
- move
- movement
- mover

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

## Etymology
From Old French movable, from movoir ('to move'), from Latin movēre ('to move'), + -able.

## AI Etymology
Movable comes from Old French movable, from movoir ('to move'), from Latin movēre ('to move'), + -able. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective and noun, it carries the sense "capable of being moved; not fixed in place", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin movēre and Proto-Indo-European *mew-. Derivative forms include movability, movableness, movably; related words include move, movement, mover.

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

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