MOVABLE

movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable

(adjective) capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

movable

(adjective) (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

chattel, personal chattel, movable

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

movable (comparative more movable, superlative most movable)

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary

Changing from one time to another

Antonyms

• immovable

Noun

movable (plural movables)

Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.

Source: Wiktionary

Mov"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. movable. See Move.]

1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine.

2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year. Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.

Mov"a*ble, n.; pl. Movables (.

1. An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. Furnished with the most rich and princely movables. Evelyn.

2. (Rom. Law)

Definition: Property not attached to the soil.

Note: The word is not convertible with personal property, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition