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   immobile

   /ɪˈməʊbʌɪl/

   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 › dictionary › englishIMMOBILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ɪˈməʊ.baɪl / us / ɪˈmoʊ.b ə l / Add to word list. not moving or not able to move: She sat immobile, wondering what to do next. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not moving. still Can't you just sit still for a moment? motionless He stood motionless when he saw the snake.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › immobileImmobile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMMOBILE is not moving : motionless. How to use immobile in a sentence.

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

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   Someone or something that is immobile is unable to move or unable to be moved. A riding accident left him immobile. ...a very heavy or immobile object. Synonyms: crippled, paralysed, incapacitated, laid up [informal] More Synonyms of immobile. immobility uncountable noun. Again, the pain locked me into immobility.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › immobileIMMOBILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Immobile definition: incapable of moving or being moved.. See examples of IMMOBILE used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › immobileImmobile - definition of immobile by The Free Dictionary

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   Define immobile. immobile synonyms, immobile pronunciation, immobile translation, English dictionary definition of immobile. adj. 1. Immovable; fixed: an immobile rock formation. 2. Not moving; motionless: The patient in the coma was immobile. 3. Not very mobile or agile; capable...

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'immobile' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. [...] 2. Someone or something that is immobile is unable to move or unable to be moved. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'immobile' American English: ɪmoʊbəl British English: ɪmoʊbaɪl , US -bəl. More. Synonyms of 'immobile' • motionless, still, stationary, fixed [...]