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Immutable may describe something that is incapable of change, but the word itself—like all words—is mutable, both capable of and prone to alteration. To put a finer point on it, if language were fixed, we wouldn’t have immutable itself, which required a variety of mutations of the Latin verb mutare (“to change”) to reach our tongues (or pens, keyboards, or touchscreens—oh the many permutations of communication!). Other English words that can be traced back to mutare include mutate, transmute, and commute. Which reminds us—the mutability of language makes great food for thought during one’s commute.
Examples of immutable in a Sentence
Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.
—Priyamvada Ramkumar
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Arteta’s greatest enemy is the immutable law of time.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
There's no immutable law that says automating labor means eliminating human workers.
—Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
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“Immutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immutable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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