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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).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMMOBILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective [ not gradable ] us / ɪˈmoʊ·bəl / Add to word list. not moving, or not able to move or be moved: He is in a cast to keep his spine immobile. immobilize. verb [ T ] us / ɪˈmoʊ·bəˌlɑɪz / The brace immobilized my elbow while the injury healed.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › immobileImmobile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something immobile can't move or be moved — it's locked or stuck in place. If you know that mobile things move around, then you're halfway to understanding what immobile means: this refers to anything that can't move. A mountain is immobile; no one's moving that.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionimmobile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMMOBILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. He remained as immobile as if he had been carved out of rock. American English : immobile / ɪˈmoʊbəl /

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   Definition of immobile in English: immobile. Pronunciation: /ɪˈməʊbʌɪl/ adjective. 1 not moving; motionless: she sat immobile for a long time. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 incapable of moving or being moved: an immobile workforce. More example sentences Synonyms. Origin.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMMOBILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMMOBILE definition: not moving or not able to move. Learn more.

8. 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.