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[ im-oh-bil-i-tee ] / ˌɪm oʊˈbɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immobility ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable. Origin of immobilityFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word immōbilitās.See im-2, mobility Words nearby immobilityimmittance, immix, immixture, immobile, immobilism, immobility, immobilize, immoderacy, immoderate, immoderation, immodest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immobilityAs the skills gap between top and bottom widens, immobility should harden more. Two Midsummer Fears|David Frum|July 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST I dreaded the agonising scenes that would follow this state of immobility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849|Various They are, as they pretend, the virtuous part of the people, because they are quiet; as if virtue consisted in immobility! Political Pamphlets|George Saintsbury I think it was the immobility of the old man that first arrested our attention. All Men are Ghosts|L. P. Jacks
It had had, he owned, its temporary value, as the necessary rebellion against fatalism and immobility and privilege. The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King Only the lips threatened betrayal; and were bitten as punishment into immobility. Athalie|Robert W. Chambers
Words related to immobilitylaziness, apathy, sluggishness, passivity, paralysis, strength, support, cohesion, security, balance, establishment, firmness, constancy, toughness, perseverance, steadfastness, dependability, inactivity, torpor, torpidity |