movable

¹mov·able

adj \ˈmü-və-bəl\

Definition of MOVABLE

1

: capable of being moved

2

: changing date from year to year <movable holidays>

— mov·abil·i·ty \ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— mov·able·ness \ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs\ noun

— mov·ably \-blē\ adverb

Variants of MOVABLE

mov·able or move·able \ˈmü-və-bəl\

Examples of MOVABLE

1. Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
2. <any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters>

First Known Use of MOVABLE

14th century

Related to MOVABLE

Synonyms: mobile, portable

Antonyms: immobile, immovable, irremovable, nonmobile, unmovable

Related Words: adjustable, flexible, modular; removable (also removeable), transferable (also transferrable), transportable; motile, moving; unbalanced, unstable, unsteady; manageable

Near Antonyms: immotile, nonmotile, nonmoving; motionless, moveless, standing, static, stationary, still, stuck, wedged; fast, fixed, rooted, steadfast

[+]more[-]hide

Rhymes with MOVABLE

provable