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(ɪmoʊbaɪl, US -bəl)

1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

Someone or something that is immobile is completely still.

Joe remained as immobile as if he had been carved out of rock.

Synonyms: motionless, still, stationary, fixed More Synonyms of immobile

immobility (ɪmoʊbɪlɪti) uncountable noun

Hyde maintained the rigid immobility of his shoulders. [+ of]

Synonyms: stillness, firmness, steadiness, stability More Synonyms of immobile

2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

Someone or something that is immobile is unable to move or unable to be moved.

A riding accident left him immobile.

...a very heavy or immobile object.

Synonyms: crippled, paralysed, incapacitated, laid up [informal] More Synonyms of immobile

immobility uncountable noun

Again, the pain locked me into immobility.

immobile in British English

(ɪˈməʊbaɪl)

adjective

not moving; motionless

not able to move or be moved; fixed

Derived forms

immobility (ˌɪməʊˈbɪlɪtɪ)

noun

immobile in American English

(ɪˈmoʊbəl)

adjective

not movable; firmly set or placed; stable

not moving or changing; motionless

Derived forms

immobility (ˌimmoˈbility)

noun

Word origin

ME inmobill < OFr immobile < L immobilis: see in-2 & mobile

Examples of 'immobile' in a sentence
immobile

We must not remain immobile because one country or another does not want to follow yet.Prisoners shuffle out of their cells and stand oddly immobile during their chorus.An injury to his knee caused by the storm has left him largely immobile and unable to find work.Today he lies immobile in bed.I was completely immobile for four months.Yet, the goalkeeper did not dive the wrong way, remaining immobile as the penalty went into the corner.A woman in a long golden coat stands, immobile, on the stone bridge over the moat.

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British English: immobile ADJECTIVE

Someone or something that is immobile is completely still.

He remained as immobile as if he had been carved out of rock.

American English: immobile
Brazilian Portuguese: imóvel
Chinese: 静止的
European Spanish: inmóvil
French: immobile
German: unbeweglich
Italian: immobile
Japanese: 動かない
Korean: 부동의
European Portuguese: imóvel
Latin American Spanish: inmóvil

1 (adjective) in the sense of motionless

Definition

not moving

He remained as immobile as if carved out of rock.

Synonyms

motionless

He stood there motionless.

still

He sat very still for several minutes.

stationary

The train was stationary for 90 minutes.

fixed

The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object.

rooted

frozen

She was frozen in horror.

stable

halted

stiff

rigid

rigid plastic containers

static

Both your pictures are of static subjects.

riveted

They stood aghast, riveted to the spot.

lifeless

inert

He covered the inert body with a blanket

at rest

When you are at rest you breathe with your tummy muscles.

inanimate

immovable

It was declared unsafe because the support bars were immovable.

immobilized

at a standstill

unmoving

stock-still

like a statue

immotile

Opposites

mobile

portable

on the move

movable

2 (adjective) in the sense of crippled

Definition

not able to move or be moved

A riding accident had left him immobile.

Synonyms

crippled

He looked after the crippled horse.

paralysed

a period of chaos, with disrupted air services and a paralysed civil service

incapacitated

She is incapacitated and can't work.

laid up (informal)

I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism.

bedridden

bedridden patients

housebound

enfeebled

Opposites

active

vigorous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at rest

Definition

not moving

When you are at rest you breathe with your tummy muscles.

Synonyms

motionless,

still,

stopped,

at a standstill,

unmoving

in the sense of bedridden

Definition

unable to leave bed because of illness

bedridden patients

Synonyms

confined to bed,

confined,

incapacitated,

laid up (informal),

flat on your back

in the sense of fixed

Definition

attached or placed so as to be immovable

The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object.

Synonyms

immovable,

set,

established,

secure,

rooted,

permanent,

attached,

anchored,

rigid,

made fast

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immobile

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单词	immobile
释义	Trends of immobile View usage for: immobile (ɪmoʊbaɪl, US -bəl) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. Joe remained as immobile as if he had been carved out of rock. Synonyms: motionless, still, stationary, fixed More Synonyms of immobile immobility (ɪmoʊbɪlɪti) uncountable noun Hyde maintained the rigid immobility of his shoulders. [+ of] Synonyms: stillness, firmness, steadiness, stability More Synonyms of immobile 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone or something that is immobile is unable to move or unable to be moved. A riding accident left him immobile. ...a very heavy or immobile object. Synonyms: crippled, paralysed, incapacitated, laid up [informal] More Synonyms of immobile immobility uncountable noun Again, the pain locked me into immobility. immobile in British English (ɪˈməʊbaɪl) adjective 1. not moving; motionless 2. not able to move or be moved; fixed Derived forms immobility (ˌɪməʊˈbɪlɪtɪ) noun immobile in American English (ɪˈmoʊbəl) adjective 1. not movable; firmly set or placed; stable 2. not moving or changing; motionless Derived forms immobility (ˌimmoˈbility) noun Word origin ME inmobill < OFr immobile < L immobilis: see in-2 & mobile Examples of 'immobile' in a sentence immobile We must not remain immobile because one country or another does not want to follow yet. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Prisoners shuffle out of their cells and stand oddly immobile during their chorus. Times, Sunday Times (2011) An injury to his knee caused by the storm has left him largely immobile and unable to find work. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Today he lies immobile in bed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I was completely immobile for four months. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Yet, the goalkeeper did not dive the wrong way, remaining immobile as the penalty went into the corner. John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) A woman in a long golden coat stands, immobile, on the stone bridge over the moat. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages immobile British English: immobile ADJECTIVE Someone or something that is immobile is completely still. He remained as immobile as if he had been carved out of rock. American English: immobile Brazilian Portuguese: imóvel Chinese: 静止的 European Spanish: inmóvil French: immobile German: unbeweglich Italian: immobile Japanese: 動かない Korean: 부동의 European Portuguese: imóvel Latin American Spanish: inmóvil 1 (adjective) in the sense of motionless Definition not moving He remained as immobile as if carved out of rock. Synonyms motionless He stood there motionless. still He sat very still for several minutes. stationary The train was stationary for 90 minutes. fixed The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object. rooted frozen She was frozen in horror. stable halted stiff rigid rigid plastic containers static Both your pictures are of static subjects. riveted They stood aghast, riveted to the spot. lifeless inert He covered the inert body with a blanket at rest When you are at rest you breathe with your tummy muscles. inanimate immovable It was declared unsafe because the support bars were immovable. immobilized at a standstill unmoving stock-still like a statue immotile Opposites mobile , portable , on the move , movable 2 (adjective) in the sense of crippled Definition not able to move or be moved A riding accident had left him immobile. Synonyms crippled He looked after the crippled horse. paralysed a period of chaos, with disrupted air services and a paralysed civil service incapacitated She is incapacitated and can't work. laid up (informal) I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism. bedridden bedridden patients housebound enfeebled Opposites active , vigorous Additional synonyms in the sense of at rest Definition not moving When you are at rest you breathe with your tummy muscles. Synonyms motionless, still, stopped, at a standstill, unmoving in the sense of bedridden Definition unable to leave bed because of illness bedridden patients Synonyms confined to bed, confined, incapacitated, laid up (informal), flat on your back in the sense of fixed Definition attached or placed so as to be immovable The locking frame can secure bikes to any fixed object. Synonyms immovable, set, established, secure, rooted, permanent, attached, anchored, rigid, made fast Nearby words of immobile immersion immigrant imminent immobile immobility immobilize immoderate Synonyms of 'immobile' immobile Explore 'immobile' in the dictionary
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