Meanings
comparative more immovable · superlative most immovable · alternative immoveable
- Steadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101Synonyms: adamant, staunch, adamant, ardent, grim, untiring, bent on, bloody-minded
- Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
How much happier is he […]who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance
1690, [John] Dryden, “To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Leycester, &c.”, in Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)Synonyms: dead inside, unmovable, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded
plural immovables · alternative immoveable
- Something immovable.
- in plurallawImmovable objects or property, as land, buildings, etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
adjectiveSteadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
adjectiveNot capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot able or intended to be moved
nounproperty consisting of houses and land
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishimmevable
- Englishimmovable
From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκίνητος
- ἀκίνητος (akínētos)incapable of being physically moved
Bulgarian неподвижен, стационерен
- неподвижен (nepodvižen)incapable of being physically moved
- стационерен (stacioneren)incapable of being physically moved
- постоянен (postojanen)steadfast
- недвижим (nedvižim)(law) not liable to be removed
- недвижимост (nedvižimost)Something immovable
Esperanto nemovebla
- nemoveblaincapable of being physically moved
Finnish kiinteä, järkähtämätön
- kiinteäincapable of being physically moved
- järkähtämätönsteadfast
- tunteetonimpassive
French immeuble
- immeubleSomething immovable
German unbeweglich, unbeweglich
- unbeweglichincapable of being physically moved
- unbeweglichsteadfast
Greek αμετατόπιστος
- αμετατόπιστος (ametatópistos)incapable of being physically moved
Hindi अचल, स्थिर
- अचल (acal)incapable of being physically moved
- स्थिर (sthir)incapable of being physically moved
- अडिग (aḍig)steadfast
- दृढ़ (dŕṛh)steadfast
Hungarian mozdíthatatlan
- mozdíthatatlanincapable of being physically moved
Irish anscuithe
- anscuitheincapable of being physically moved
Latin immōbilis, fixus
- immōbilisincapable of being physically moved
- fixussteadfast
Māori whakawhenua
- whakawhenuaincapable of being physically moved
Romanian imobil, nemișcat
- imobilincapable of being physically moved
- nemișcatincapable of being physically moved
- fermsteadfast
- fixsteadfast
- neclintitsteadfast
- impasivimpassive
- netulburatimpassive
- bunuri imobiliareSomething immovable
- imobilSomething immovable
Russian недви́жимость
- недви́жимость (nedvížimostʹ)Something immovable
Spanish inmovible, inamovible
- inmovibleincapable of being physically moved
- inamovibleincapable of being physically moved
Tagalog biyong
- biyongincapable of being physically moved
Ukrainian нерухомість
- нерухомість (neruxomistʹ)Something immovable
Cite this entry
immovable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immovable
“immovable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immovable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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