mov·able
ˈmü-və-bəl 
variants
or moveable
1
: capable of being moved
2
: changing date from year to year
movable holidays
variants
or moveable
: something (such as an article of furniture) that can be removed or displaced
mov·a·bil·i·ty
variants
or moveability
ˌmüvəˈbilətē,
-lətē,
-i
: the quality or state of being movable
Examples of movable in a Sentence
Adjective
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
Noun (1)
when painting a room, you should first cover or remove all of the movables
packed our movables into the van and headed off to our new home
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Truly domesticating bees required a hive with movable frames, one that would allow beekeepers to examine their bees and harvest honey without destroying the colony.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
This movable garden bed is ideal for adding character to your growing space.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Truly domesticating bees required a hive with movable frames, one that would allow beekeepers to examine their bees and harvest honey without destroying the colony.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Noun
The emerging legal regime seeks to simplify trust conflicts by eliminating historical distinctions between trusts of land and trusts of movables (personal property), and between testamentary and inter vivos trusts.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Movable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movable. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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movable
1 of 2 adjective
mov·able
variants
or moveable
1
: capable of being moved : not fixed
2
: changing date from year to year
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday
movable
2 of 2 noun
variants
or moveable
: a piece of property (as an article of furniture) that can be moved
Legal Definition
movable
2 of 2 noun
variants
or moveable
: an item of movable property
also
: a right or interest (as a chattel mortgage) in an item of movable property
bonds and annuities are incorporeal movables
—often used in pl.
compare immovable
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