immobile
/ɪˈməʊbʌɪl
/adjective
1Not moving; motionless: she sat immobile for a long time...
- My back ached every time the bandages shifted, forcing me to keep my back stiff and immobile.
- Imagine dozens of wheezing, perplexed pugs romping, sneezing, and peeing on anything immobile.
- The body is so mute, so immobile that one might think she is dead.
Synonyms
motionless, unmoving, without moving, still, stock-still, static, stationary, at rest, at a standstill, dormant;
rooted to the spot, fixed to the spot, rigid, frozen, stiff, riveted, transfixed, like a statue, as if turned to stone, not moving a muscle, immobilized
1.1Incapable of moving or being moved: an immobile workforce...
- Abbie suffers from severe spinal muscular atrophy which renders her almost immobile.
- The other had severe lung problems that rendered her practically immobile.
- Several years ago, Ed had suffered a stroke that rendered him immobile.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin immobilis, from in- 'not' + mobilis (see mobile).