immobile

Adjective
US[im-oh-buhl]/ˌɪˈmoʊbəl/3 syllablesalso [im-oh-bahyl] /ˌɪˈmoʊˌbaɪl/, [im-oh-beel] /ˌɪˈmoʊˌbil/
Synonyms: fastfirm

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not capable of movement or of being movedOpposite mobileSimilar stiff, immovable, nonmotileSee also nonmoving, unmoving
  2. securely fixed in place“the post was still firm after being hit by the car”Synonyms: fastfirmOpposite unfixedSimilar fixed

Related words pin verb, immobilise verb, immobility noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Im·mo′bile adjective

Origin: L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See Immobility.

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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