Meanings
plural immobilities
- countableuncountableThe quality of not moving.
See how he still covers his face with his hands when he sees me and his immobility and fixed stare are often evident.
2003, Alessandra Piontelli, From Fetus to Child: An Observational and Psychoanalytic Study, page 871 more example
Common to all Regions were frozen points, which were troublesome not only because of immobility, but because failure to close prevented operation of detector circuits.
1962 March, “The New Year Freeze-up on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 158 - countableuncountableThe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.
Immobility is a big problem for many people who can't afford a car.
Synonyms: unmovability
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchimmobilité
- Englishimmobility
From Middle French immobilité, equivalent to immobile + -ity.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неподвижност
- неподвижност (nepodvižnost)the quality of not moving
Catalan immobilitat, immobilitat
- immobilitatthe quality of not moving
- immobilitatthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Finnish liikkumattomuus, paikallaanolo
- liikkumattomuusthe quality of not moving
- paikallaanolothe quality of not moving
- liikuntakyvyttömyysthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
French immobilité
- immobilitéthe quality of not moving
German Immobilität, Immobilität
- Immobilitätthe quality of not moving
- Immobilitätthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Greek ακινησία
- ακινησία (akinisía)the quality of not moving
Hindi निष्क्रियता, निष्क्रियता
- निष्क्रियता (niṣkriytā)the quality of not moving
- निष्क्रियता (niṣkriytā)the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Italian immobilità, immobilità
- immobilitàthe quality of not moving
- immobilitàthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Polish bezruch
- bezruchthe quality of not moving
Portuguese imobilidade, imobilidade
- imobilidadethe quality of not moving
- imobilidadethe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Russian неподви́жность
- неподви́жность (nepodvížnostʹ)the quality of not moving
Slovak nehybnosť, imobilita
- nehybnosťthe quality of not moving
- imobilitathe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Spanish inmovilidad, inmovilidad
- inmovilidadthe quality of not moving
- inmovilidadthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Swedish orörlighet
- orörlighetthe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved
Cite this entry
immobility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immobility
“immobility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immobility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immobility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immobility.
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