nonmotility

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noun

Absence of motility; inability to move.

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

nounnonmotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of motility; inability to move.

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. Englishmotility
  21. Englishnonmotility

From non- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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