Immobile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not capable of movement or of being moved

securely fixed in place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈoʊbaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmˈəʊbaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmˈəʊbaɪl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈoʊbaɪl/.

Examples

the post was still firm after being hit by the car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fast firm

Antonyms

mobile

Parts of Speech

adjective	not capable of movement or of being moved
adjective	securely fixed in place “the post was still firm after being hit by the car”

Word Forms

immobilize	verb	to hold fast or prevent from moving
fastness	noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
firmness	noun	the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
immobility	noun	remaining in place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbeweglich

nicht in der Lage, sich zu bewegen oder bewegt zu werden

🇪🇸Spanish

inmóvil

incapaz de moverse o de ser movido

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeweeglijk

niet in staat om te bewegen of verplaatst te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

imóvel

incapaz de se mover ou de ser movido

🇷🇺Russian

неподвижный

не способный двигаться или быть перемещенным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिर

हिलने-डुलने या हिलाए जाने में सक्षम नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অচল

নড়াচড়া করতে বা সরাতে সক্ষম নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அசையாத

இயக்கம் அல்லது நகர்த்தப்படும் திறன் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

కదలలేని

కదలడానికి లేదా తరలించడానికి సామర్థ్యం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर

हालचाल करण्यास किंवा हलविण्यास सक्षम नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

હલનચલન અથવા ખસેડવામાં સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಲನರಹಿತ

ಚಲಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചലനരഹിതം

ചലനത്തിനോ നീക്കപ്പെടാനോ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰ

ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

متحرک

حرکت کرنے یا منتقل کرنے کے قابل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不动的

无法移动或被移动

🇯🇵Japanese

動かない

動くことができない、または動かされることができない

🇰🇷Korean

움직이지 않는

움직일 수 없거나 움직일 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất động

không có khả năng di chuyển hoặc di chuyển

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถเคลื่อนไหวได้

ไม่สามารถเคลื่อนไหวหรือถูกเคลื่อนย้ายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bergerak

tidak mampu bergerak atau digerakkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kumikibo

hindi marunong gumalaw o gumalaw

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bergerak

tidak mampu bergerak atau digerakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متحرك

غير قادر على الحركة أو التحرك

🇮🇷Persian

بی حرکت

قادر به حرکت یا حرکت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

hareketsiz

hareket etme veya hareket etme kabiliyetine sahip değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹמֵם

לא מסוגל לזוז או להזיז אותו

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The primary meaning of 'immobile' is 'not capable of movement or of being moved'.

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