nonmotile

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adjective

Not motile.

Similar
immotileimmobile
OriginEnglish motile ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

adjectivenonmotile (not comparable)

alternative non-motile

  1. not comparableNot motile.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

Similar
immotileimmobile
Also see
immobileimmotile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  16. Proto-Italic*moweō
  17. Latinmoveō
  18. Latinmōtus
  19. Englishmotile
  20. Englishnonmotile

From non- + motile.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

entomolin
Cite this entry
APA

nonmotile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotile

MLA

“nonmotile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmotile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmotile.

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