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  • 11immovable — (adj.) late 14c., literal and figurative, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + MOVABLE (Cf. movable). Related: Immovably …

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  • 12immovable — immovable, immobile, immotive mean incapable of moving or being moved. Except for this denial of power, the terms otherwise carry the implications and connotations of the affirmative words as discriminated at MOVABLE. Antonyms: movable …

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  • 13immovable — is spelt without an e in the middle, and the usual meaning is ‘unyielding, unwilling to change one s mind’ …

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  • 14immovable — [adj] fixed, stubborn adamant, constant, dead set on*, dug in, fast, firm, hard nosed, immobile, immotile, immutable, impassive, inflexible, intransigent, locked in*, motionless, obdurate, quiescent, resolute, rooted, secure, set, set in… …

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  • 15immovable — (also immoveable) ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to be moved or changed. 2) Law (of property) consisting of land, buildings, or other permanent items. DERIVATIVES immovability noun immovably adverb …

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  • 16immovable — immovability, immovableness, n. immovably, adv. /i mooh veuh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary. 2. incapable of being influenced by feeling; emotionless: an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant. 3. incapable of being… …

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  • 17immovable — im|mov|a|ble [ ı muvəbl ] adjective 1. ) something that is immovable cannot be moved 2. ) someone who is immovable has very fixed opinions or feelings which they refuse to change: The committee remains immovable on the issue of employment… …

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  • 18immovable — UK [ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l] / US [ɪˈmuvəb(ə)l] adjective 1) someone who is immovable has very fixed opinions or feelings which they refuse to change immovable hostility The committee remains immovable on the issue of employment contracts. 2) something that …

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  • 19immovable — /ɪˈmuvəbəl / (say i moohvuhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary. 2. not subject to change; unalterable. 3. incapable of being affected with feeling; emotionless: an immovable heart; an immovable face. 4. incapable of… …

  • 20immovable — [[t]ɪmu͟ːvəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An immovable object is fixed and cannot be moved. 2) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If someone is immovable in their attitude to something, they will not change their mind. On one issue, however, she was immovable.… …

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