immovable

• immoveable

From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- +‎ movable.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/

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immovable (comparative more immovable, superlative most immovable)

1. incapable of being physically moved; fixed

   Synonyms: static, unmovable; see also Thesaurus:immobile

   Antonyms: movable; see also Thesaurus:movable

2. steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding

   Synonyms: adamant, staunch; see also Thesaurus:obstinate

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101:

     I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.

3. not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive

   Synonyms: dead inside, unmovable; see also Thesaurus:alexithymic

   • 1690, [John] Dryden, “To the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Leycester, &c.”, in Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):

     How much happier is he […] who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance

4. (law) not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed

   an immovable estate

immovable (plural immovables)

1. Something immovable.
   1. (law, in the plural) Immovable objects or property, as land, buildings, etc.

• “immovable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.