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Definition of immobile

immobile

/ɪˈmoʊ.bəl/
im · mo · bile
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1

Not moving; completely still or motionless.

Example

"The heron stood completely immobile in the shallow water, waiting for a fish to swim by."

2

Incapable of moving or of being moved.

Example

"A heavy plaster cast kept his fractured leg immobile for six weeks."

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• Rhymes for immobile

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imminence
imminent
imminently
immobile
immobility
immobilization
immobilize

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French immobile, which derives from Latin immobilis ('immovable, hard-hearted'), formed from the negative prefix in- ('not') and mobilis ('movable').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Immobile. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/immobile
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