immobile

im·mo·bile

adj
\(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-bəl, -ˌbī(-ə)l also -ˌbēl\

Definition of IMMOBILE

1

: incapable of being moved : fixed

2

: not moving : motionless <keep the patient immobile>

— im·mo·bil·i·ty \ˌi-(ˌ)mō-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of IMMOBILE

1. The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
2. The accident left her immobile.

Origin of IMMOBILE

Middle English in-mobill, from Latin immobilis, from in- + mobilis mobile

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to IMMOBILE

Synonyms: stationary, nonmoving, standing, static

Antonyms: mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary

Related Words: immotile, immovable, irremovable, nonmotile, unmovable; frozen, motionless, moveless, stagnant, still; stuck, unbudging, wedged; fast, rooted, steadfast

Near Antonyms: motile; adjustable, flexible, modular; displaceable, portable, removable (also removeable), transferable (also transferrable), transportable; unbalanced, unstable, unsteady

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Rhymes with IMMOBILE

airmobile, ennoble, Grenoble, ignoble