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immobile

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪˈmoʊˌbaɪɫ// UK //ɪmˈəʊbaɪl// im·mo·bile

adj. unable to move or change position. You use this to describe something that is stuck in one place or a person who cannot move their body.

adj. incapable of movement or change in position. Often describes objects that are physically fixed or people who are physically paralyzed.


SIMPLE

The heavy stone is completely immobile.

CONTEXTUAL

After the accident, the patient was immobile for several weeks while his legs healed.

COMPLEX

The ancient statue remained immobile for centuries, its position in the courtyard unchanged despite the shifting sands of the desert.

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Origin

From Old French immobile, from Latin immōbilis, equivalent to im- + mobile.

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