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   Im·mo·bile

   /i(m)ˈmōb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not moving; motionless: "she sat immobile for a long time" Similar motionlessunmovingwithout movingstillstock-stillstaticstationaryat restat a standstilldormantrooted to the spotfixed to the spotrigidfrozenstiffrivetedtransfixedlike a statueas if turned to stonenot moving a muscleimmobilizedOpposite moving
   • ▪ incapable of moving or being moved: "an immobile workforce" Similar immovableunbudgeableimmobilizedfixedsecurestablerootedrivetedmooredanchoredbracedfastfirmstuckjammedstifftechnical:immotileimmotiveOpposite mobile

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin immobilis, from in- ‘not’ + mobilis (see mobile).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › immobileIMMOBILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun [ U ] uk / ˌɪməʊˈbɪləti / us. (Definition of immobile from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of immobile. in Chinese (Traditional) 靜止的, 無法移動的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 静止的, 无法移动的… See more. in Spanish. inmóvil, inmovilizado… See more. in Portuguese. imóvel, imobilizado… See more.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › immobileimmobile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of immobile adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › immobileimmobile | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   immobile meaning: not moving or not able to move. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › immobileIMMOBILE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. Joe remained immobile, as if he had been carved out of stone. Synonyms: motionless, still, stationary, fixed More Synonyms of immobile. immobility (ɪmoʊbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun. Hector maintained the rigid immobility of his shoulders.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › immobileImmobile Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   immobile /ɪˈmoʊbəl/ /ɪˈmoʊˌbajəl/ adjective

   immobile

   /ɪˈmoʊbəl/ /ɪˈmoʊˌbajəl/

   adjective

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   /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

   •physical immobility

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7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › immobileimmobile | meaning of immobile in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   immobile meaning, definition, what is immobile: not moving at all: Learn more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › immobile_adjimmobile, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective immobile. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.