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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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   What does immobile mean?

   • (Definition of immobile from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 靜止的, 無法移動的… 静止的, 无法移动的… inmóvil, inmovilizado… imóvel, imobilizado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! IMMOBILE definition: not moving or not able to move. Learn more.

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   What does immobility mean?

   • Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. Joe remained immobile, as if he had been carved out of stone. Hector maintained the rigid immobility of his shoulders. Someone or something that is immobile is unable to move or unable to be moved. A riding accident left him immobile. Again, the pain locked me into immobility.

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   What if people are ill and immobile?

   • People who are ill and immobile could enjoy enhanced mobility and freedom. He appears to be immobile and dead. We live in one of the most socially immobile places. At first we do not recognise who lies immobile beneath the duvet. The camera is largely immobile, recording scenes like tableaux.

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   immobile. immoral. immortal. immortalize. immune. To top. Contents. IMMOBILE definition: not moving or not able to move. Learn more.

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   May 5, 2024 · immobile. (ɪmoʊbəl ) 1. adjective [usu v-link ADJ] 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.

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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.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English im‧mo‧bile /ɪˈməʊbaɪl $ ɪˈmoʊbəl/ adjective 1 not moving at all SYN motionless She could see a figure sitting immobile, facing the sea. 2 unable to move or walk normally Kim’s illness had rendered her completely immobile. —immobility /ˌɪməˈbɪləti/ noun [ uncountable] Examples from the Corpus immobi...

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

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   The Britannica Dictionary. immobile. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: immobile (adjective) immobile /ɪ ˈ moʊbəl/ /ɪ ˈ moʊˌbajəl/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of IMMOBILE. 1. : unable to move. The tranquilizer made the animal immobile. The accident left her immobile. 2. : not moving. The guard stood immobile [= motionless] by the gate. — immobility.