im·mov·able
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmü-və-bəl 
1
: incapable of being moved
broadly
: not moving or not intended to be moved
2
a
b
: not capable of being moved emotionally
1
: one that cannot be moved
2
immovables plural
: real property as opposed to movable property
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Adjective
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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—Sebastian Balfour, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
Once the authorities emptied the area, according to activists, the immovable blocks of concrete were installed in place of the tents, ending any notion the former residents may one day be able to return.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
There was still plenty of art to see, including a few works that are immovable.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions The mounting tensions between Catalan nationalism and the Spanish state are like an encounter between an unstoppable force and an immovable object.
—Sebastian Balfour, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
Once the authorities emptied the area, according to activists, the immovable blocks of concrete were installed in place of the tents, ending any notion the former residents may one day be able to return.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immovable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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immovable
1 of 2 adjective
im·mov·able
im-ˈmü-və-bəl
: incapable of being moved see also immovable property at property
immovable
2 of 2 noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building)
a manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovable—Louisiana Revised Statutes
Louisiana Revised Statutes
also
: an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property
a predial servitude is an incorporeal immovable —Louisiana Civil Code
—often used in pl.
compare movable
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