Immovable

[ɪ'muːvəb(ə)l] or [ɪ'muvəbl]

Definition

(adj.) not able or intended to be moved; 'the immovable hills' .

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Definition

(a.) Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin.

(a.) Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remain immovable.

(a.) Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive.

(a.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n.

(n.) That which can not be moved.

(n.) Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as servitudes.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Fixed, firm, stable, not to be moved.[2]. Steadfast, unshaken, unalterable, unchangeable.[3]. (Law.) Real.

Editor: Megan

Definition

adj. steadfast: unalterable: that cannot be impressed or made to fall: (pl.) fixtures &c. not movable by a tenant.—ns. Immov′ableness Immovabil′ity.—adv. Immov′ably.

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Examples

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