IMMOBILE

fast, firm, immobile

(adjective) securely fixed in place; “the post was still firm after being hit by the car”

immobile

(adjective) not capable of movement or of being moved

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

immobile (not comparable)

not mobile, not movable

fixed, unable to be moved

Synonyms

• fixed

• sessile (botany)

• unmovable

Antonyms

• mobile

Source: Wiktionary


Im*mo"bile, a. Etym: [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See Immobility.]

Definition: Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Prof. Shedd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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