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immovable - 6 dictionary results

im⋅mov⋅a⋅ble

  [i-moo-vuh-buhl]
Use immovable in a Sentence
–adjective
1. incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
2. incapable of being influenced by feeling; emotionless: an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant.
3. incapable of being moved from one's purpose, opinion, etc.; steadfast; unyielding.
4. not subject to change; unalterable.
5. not moving; motionless.
6. Law.
a. not liable to be removed, or permanent in place.
b. (of property) real, as distinguished from personal.
7. not changing from one date to another in different years: Christmas is an immovable feast.
–noun
8. something immovable.
9. immovables, Law. lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings.
Also, im⋅move⋅a⋅ble.

Origin:
1325–75; ME immevable, immovable; see im- 2 , movable

Related forms:
im⋅mov⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, im⋅mov⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
im⋅mov⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. obdurate, inflexible, unbending, adamant.
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im·mov·a·ble   (ĭ-mōō'və-bəl)   
adj.  
    1. Impossible to move.
    2. 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·mov'a·bil'i·ty, im·mov'a·ble·ness n., im·mov'a·bly adv.
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Immovable

Im*mov"a*ble\, a. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin.

Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. --Milton.

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

3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. --Dryden.

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

Immovable apparatus (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in place.

Immovable feasts (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.

Immovable

Im*mov"a*ble\, n. 1. That which can not be moved.

2. pl. (Civil Law) 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. --Ayliffe. --Bouvier.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : immovable
Spanish: que no se puede mover, fijo,
German: unbeweglich,
Japanese: 動かせない
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Main Entry: im·mov·able
Pronunciation: im-'mü-v&-b&l
Function: adjective
: incapable of being moved —see also immovable property at PROPERTY

Main Entry: immovable
Function: noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building) immovable —Louisiana Revised Statutes>; also : an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property immovable —Louisiana Civil Code> —often used in pl. —compare MOVABLE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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