immotility

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noun

a lack of motility; the inability to move

Opposite
motility
OriginEnglish motility ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounimmotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea lack of motility; the inability to move

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlacking an ability to move

Opposite
motility
Broader
immobility

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinmōtus
  12. Englishmotile
  13. Englishmotility
  14. Englishimmotility

From im- + motility.

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Cite this entry
APA

immotility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immotility

MLA

“immotility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immotility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immotility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immotility.

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