fixed

adjective

ˈfikst 

1

a

: securely placed or fastened : stationary

b(1)

: nonvolatile

(2)

: formed into a chemical compound

c(1)

: not subject to change or fluctuation

a fixed income

(2)

: firmly set in the mind

a fixed idea

(3)

: having a final or crystallized form or character

(4)

: recurring on the same date from year to year

fixed holidays

d

: immobile, concentrated

a fixed stare

2

: supplied with something (such as money) needed

comfortably fixed

fixedly

ˈfik-səd-lē 

ˈfikst-lē

adverb

fixedness

ˈfik-səd-nəs 

ˈfiks(t)-nəs

noun

Synonyms

• certain
• determinate
• final
• firm
• flat
• frozen
• hard
• hard-and-fast
• inexpugnable
• set
• settled
• stable

Examples of fixed in a Sentence

a small mirror fixed to the wall

That day remains fixed in my memory.

Recent Examples on the Web

While there is yet no fixed date for next year’s implementation of the ETIAS program, the entry requirement will impact U.S. citizens—and passport holders from a total of 60 nations—wishing to travel to 30 European countries for stays of up to 90 days. —Time, 1 Aug. 2023

American interests are perhaps less entrenched but remain too fixed to give up without a struggle. —Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023

The Daily News uses incident reports from the Anchorage Police Department to track deaths of people found outdoors with no fixed address at the time of their death. —Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023

Shared in a press release on Thursday, renderings show luxurious amenities including privacy doors, a fixed bed, and 18-inch screens ahead of its 2025 launch. —Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2023

Laura remains the narrator, but her story grows more polyphonic, less fixed and binary in its assumptions about care work and family-making. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023

The shed measures 4 x 6 feet and features a front door, one fixed window, and a vent at the top for air flow. —Katie Dubow, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023

The idea that there’s a fixed way to interpret anything. —Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023

Black, who is also director of the California Killer Whale Project, said there’s no fixed killer whale season. —Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of fixen "to fix entry 1" (or directly from Latin fīxus + -ed -ed entry 2)

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing fixed

• fixed charge
• fixed for life
• fixed oil
• have one's hopes/sights fixed on
• no fixed abode
• well-fixed
• fixed point
• fixed star
• fixed for

• fixed charge
• fixed for life
• fixed oil
• have one's hopes/sights fixed on
• no fixed abode
• well-fixed
• fixed point
• fixed star
• fixed for

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Kids Definition

fixed

adjective

ˈfikst 

1

a

: firmly placed or fastened

a fixed gaze

b

: not changing : settled

a fixed income

2

: supplied with a definite amount of something needed

well fixed for food

fixedly

ˈfik-səd-lē

adverb

fixedness

ˈfik-səd-nəs

noun