Immovable Meaning
/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjincapable of being physically moved; fixed
adjSteadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
Sentence Examples
The mountain was an immovable object.
Her stance on the issue was immovable.
The heavy stone wall was completely immovable.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The huge boulder was ____ despite the efforts of several strong men to push it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive ancient stone wall was ____ and had stood in the same spot for over a thousand years.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Middle English immevable English immovable From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable."
— 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 101:
"How much happier is he […]who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance"
— 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):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The huge boulder was ____ despite the efforts of several strong men to push it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive ancient stone wall was ____ and had stood in the same spot for over a thousand years.