mov·a·ble also move·a·ble (m  v -bl)adj. 1. Possible to move: a movable stove; a movable rock. 2. Varying in date from year to year: a movable holiday. 3. Law Of or relating to personal property that can be moved. n. 1. Something, especially a piece of furniture, that can be moved. 2. Law Personal property. Often used in the plural. mov  a·bili·ty, mova·ble·ness n.mov a·bly adv. |
movable, moveable [ˈmuːvəbəl]
adj
1. able to be moved or rearranged; not fixed
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (esp of religious festivals such as Easter) varying in date from year to year
3. (Law) (usually spelt moveable) Law denoting or relating to personal property as opposed to realty
4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing (of type) cast singly so that each character is on a separate piece of type suitable for composition by hand, as founder's type
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (often plural) a movable article, esp a piece of furniture
movability , movableness n
movably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | movable - personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| Adj. | 1. | movable - (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand) portable - easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" |
| 2. |  movable - capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to anothermobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
movable
adjective portable, mobile, transferable, detachable, not fixed, transportable, portative The wooden fence is movable
Translations
movable
adj → beweglich (auch Jur, Eccl); (= transportable) → transportierbar, transportfähig; not easily movable → schwer zu bewegen/transportieren
n
usu pl (Jur) → bewegliches Vermögen, Mobiliarvermögen nt
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