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immovable

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im·mov·a·ble  (-mv-bl)
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 Not liable to be removed; permanent: immovable property.
n.
1. One that cannot move or be moved.
2. Law Property that cannot be moved; real property. Often used in the plural.

im·mova·bili·ty, im·mova·ble·ness n.
im·mova·bly adv.

immovable or immoveable
Adjective
1. unable to be moved
2. unwilling to change one's opinions or beliefs
3. not affected by feeling; emotionless
4. unchanging
5. Law (of property) consisting of land or houses
immovability
immoveability n
immovably
immoveably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.immovableimmovable - property consisting of houses and land
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.immovableimmovable - not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills"
immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved

immovable
adjective 2. inflexible, adamant, resolute, steadfast, constant, unyielding, unwavering, impassive, obdurate, unshakable, unchangeable, unshaken, stony-hearted, unimpressionable << OPPOSITE flexible
Translations
immovable [ɪˈmuːvəbl] adj [object] → imposible de mover; [person] → inconmovible

immovable [ɪˈmuːvəbl] adj [object] → fixe; immobilier/ière; [person] → inflexible; [opinion] → immuable

immovable [ɪˈmuːvəbl] adjunbeweglich;
(person, opinion) → fest

immovable [ɪˈmuːvəbl] adj [object] → non movibile; [person] → irremovibile

immovable
adj immovable [iˈmuːvəbl]
1 impossible to move an immovable object. onbeweeglik ثابِت неподвижен nehybný ubevægelig unbeweglich αμετακίνητος que no se puede mover, fijo liikumatu بی حرکت liikkumaton fixe קָבוּע, אֵינוֹ זָז अचल nepokretan mozdíthatatlan tidak bergerak óhreyfanlegur fisso 動かせない 움직일 수 없는 nejudamas nekustams tidak boleh dialih onbeweeglijk ubevegelig nieruchomy inamovível imobil, fix недвижимый nehybný nepremičen nepokretan orörlig, orubblig, fast ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้ kımıldamaz 不可移動的 нерухомий ناقابل حرکت không thể di chuyển 不可
2 not allowing one's feelings or attitude to be changed. onwrikbaar جامِد непоколебим neměnný urokkelig; upåvirkelig unerschütterlich σταθερός, ακλόνητος (sentimientos) inconmovible; (actitud)inflexible, rígido vankumatu تغییر ناپذیر järkkymätön inébranlable לֹא מִשתַנֶה अपरिवर्तन nepokolebljiv rendíthetetlen tak terenyuh ósveigjanlegur irremovibile ゆるぎない 확고한 nepajudinamas, užsispyręs nelokāms; neietekmējams tidak akan berganjak onvermurwbaar urokkelig, upåvirkelig niewzruszony inamovível neclintit, ferm невозмутимый nemenný, pevný neomajen nepromenljiv orubblig, obeveklig ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้ duygusuz, hissiz 不可改變的 спокійний, безпристрасний قائم، محکم bất di bất dịch 不可


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Immovable she stands Before the shining mirror of her charms And, gazing on their beauty, lets the years Slip into centuries past her.
Bazzard returned, accompanied by two waiters--an immovable waiter, and a flying waiter; and the three brought in with them as much fog as gave a new roar to the fire.
Sometimes, for a moment or two, the shadow remained immovable, as if it were painted on the wall.
 
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