fixure

F4I1X8U1R1E1

noun

Fixed position; stable condition; firmness.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounfixure (plural fixures)

plural fixures

  1. obsoleteFixed position; stable condition; firmness.

    Divert and crack, rend and deracinate / The unity and married calm of states / Quite from their fixure!

    1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 3

Origin

  1. Latinfixura“a fastening”
  2. Englishfixure

From Latin fixura (“a fastening”), from figere (“to fix”). See fix, and compare fixture.

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APA

fixure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixure

MLA

“fixure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fixure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixure.

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