immovable

im·mov·a·ble

 (ĭ-mo͞o′və-bəl)

adj.

1.

a. Impossible to move.

b. Incapable of movement.

2. Impossible to alter: immovable plans.

3. Unyielding in principle, purpose, or adherence; steadfast.

4. Incapable of being moved emotionally.

5. Law Of or relating to things, such as trees and buildings, attached to real property: immovable property.

n.

1. One that cannot move or be moved.

2. often immovables Law Things that are attached to real property.

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im·mov′a·bil′i·ty, im·mov′a·ble·ness n.

im·mov′a·bly adv.

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immovable

(ɪˈmuːvəbəl) or

immoveable

adj

1. unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile

2. unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast

3. unaffected by feeling; impassive

4. unchanging; unalterable

5. (of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year

6. (Law) law

a. (of property) not liable to be removed; fixed

b. of or relating to immoveables. Compare movable

imˌmovaˈbility, imˌmoveaˈbility, imˈmovableness, imˈmoveableness n

imˈmovably, imˈmoveably adv

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im•mov•a•ble

or im•move•a•ble

(ɪˈmu və bəl)

adj.

1. incapable of being moved.

2. unaffected by feeling: an immovable heart.

3. implacable; unyielding.

4. motionless.

5. not changing from one date to another in different years: Christmas is an immovable feast.

n.

6. something immovable.

7. immovables, real property.

[1325–75]

im•mov`a•bil′i•ty, im•mov′a•ble•ness, n.

im•mov′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	immovable - property consisting of houses and land real estate, real property, realty belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city" dead hand, mortmain - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Adj.	1.	immovable - not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" immoveable, unmovable, stabile immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved

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immovable

adjective

1. fixed, set, fast, firm, stuck, secure, rooted, stable, jammed, stationary, immutable, unbudgeable It was declared unsafe because the support bars were immovable.

2. inflexible, adamant, resolute, steadfast, constant, unyielding, unwavering, impassive, obdurate, unshakable, unchangeable, unshaken, stony-hearted, unimpressionable On one issue, however, she was immovable.
inflexible yielding, flexible, wavering, impressionable, movable, changeable, shakable

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immovable

adjective

Firmly in position:

fixed, immobile, stationary, steadfast, steady, unmovable, unmoving.

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Translations

ثابِتجامِد

nehybnýneměnný

ubevægeligupåvirkeligurokkelig

unbeweglichunerschütterlich

fixeinébranlable

mozdíthatatlan

óhreyfanlegurósveigjanlegur

immobileinamovibileirremovibile

nejudamasnepajudinamas

neietekmējamsnekustamsnelokāms

onbeweeglijk

upåvirkeligurokkelig

duygusuzhissizkımıldamaz

不动摇的不可改变的不可移动的固定的

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəbl]

A. ADJ [object] → imposible de mover, inamovible; [person] → inconmovible; [feast, post] → inamovible
he was quite immovable → estuvo inflexible

B. immovables NPL → inmuebles mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəb^əl] adj

[thing] → fixe
the collision of irresistible force and an immovable object → la collision entre une force irrésistible et un objet fixe

[deadline] → qu'on ne peut repousser
The deadline is immovable → La date limite ne peut être repoussée.

[person] (= intransigent) → inflexible

[courage, decision, attitude] → immuable
outdated ways and immovable conservatism → des manières d'un autre temps et un immuable conservatisme

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

immovable

adj

(lit) → unbeweglich; (fig) obstacle → unüberwindlich, unbezwinglich

(fig: = steadfast) → fest; John was immovable in his decision → John war von seiner Entscheidung nicht abzubringen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəbl] adj (object) → non movibile; (person) → irremovibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

immovable

(iˈmuːvəbl) adjective

1. impossible to move. an immovable object. onbeweeglik ثابِت неподвижен imóvel nehybný unbeweglich ubevægelig αμετακίνητος que no se puede mover, fijo liikumatu بی حرکت liikkumaton fixeקבוע, אינו זז अचल nepokretan mozdíthatatlan tidak bergerak óhreyfanlegur fisso 動かせない 움직일 수 없는 nejudamas nekustams tidak boleh dialih onbeweeglijkubevegelignieruchomy ه خوځېدونكى، نه بد ليدونكى، نه تسليميدونكى، ثابت inamovível imobil, fix недвижимый nehybný nepremičen nepokretan orörlig, orubblig, fast ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้ kımıldamaz 無法移動的 нерухомий ناقابل حرکت không thể di chuyển 不可移动的，固定的

2. not allowing one's feelings or attitude to be changed. onwrikbaar جامِد непоколебим irredutível neměnný unerschütterlich urokkelig; upåvirkelig σταθερός, ακλόνητοςinconmovible; inflexible, rígido vankumatu تغییر ناپذیر järkähtämätön inébranlable לֹא מִשתַנֶה अपरिवर्तन nepokolebljiv rendíthetetlen tak terenyuh ósveigjanlegur irremovibile ゆるぎない 무감동의 nepajudinamas, užsispyręs nelokāms; neietekmējams tidak akan berganjak onvermurwbaarurokkelig, upåvirkeligniewzruszony نه بد ليدونكى inamovível neclintit, ferm невозмутимый nemenný, pevný neomajen nepromenljiv orubblig, obeveklig มั่นคง duygusuz, hissiz 無動於衷的 спокійний, безпристрасний قائم، محکم bất di bất dịch 不动摇的，不可改变的

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