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Being steadfast and immovable with our heels in tar on the Lord's side of the line is the only strategy that works long-term against Lucifer.
Sheri L. Dew

Meaning of "immovable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMOVABLE

immovable  [ɪˈmuːvəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMOVABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immovable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMMOVABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of immovable in the English dictionary

The first definition of immovable in the dictionary is unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile. Other definition of immovable is unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast. Immovable is also unaffected by feeling; impassive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMOVABLE


approvable
əˈpruːvəbəl
immoveable
ɪˈmuːvəbəl
improvable
ɪmˈpruːvəbəl
irremovable
ˌɪrɪˈmuːvəbəl
irreprovable
ɪrɪˈpruːvəbəl
movable
ˈmuːvəbəl
moveable
ˈmuːvəbəl
observable
əbˈzɜːvəbəl
provable
ˈpruːvəbəl
proveable
ˈpruːvəbəl
receivable
rɪˈsiːvəbəl
removable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
removeable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
reprovable
rɪˈpruːvəbəl
unbelievable
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl
unmovable
ʌnˈmuːvəbəl
unmoveable
ʌnˈmuːvəbəl
unprovable
ʌnˈpruːvəbəl
unremovable
ˌʌnrɪˈmuːvəbəl
unreprovable
ˌʌnrɪˈpruːvəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMOVABLE

immortal
immortalisation
immortaliser
immortality
immortalization
immortalize
immortalizer
immortally
Immortals
immortelle
immotile
immotility
immovability
immovableness
immovably
immoveability
immoveable
immoveableness
immoveables
immoveably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMOVABLE

able
achievable
cleavable
conceivable
dissolvable
forgivable
inconceivable
insolvable
irretrievable
livable
lovable
microwavable
reservable
resolvable
solvable
survivable
unforgivable
unlivable
unlovable
unobservable
unresolvable

Synonyms and antonyms of immovable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMOVABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immovable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immovable

Translation of «immovable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMOVABLE

Find out the translation of immovable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immovable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immovable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不动产
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmuebles
570 millions of speakers

English

immovable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير المنقولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недвижимое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imóveis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থাবর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immeuble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh ditukar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbeweglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不動の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부동산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Immovable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất động sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசையா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşınmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immobile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieruchome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерухоме
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imobiliare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακίνητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onroerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urokkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immovable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMOVABLE»

The term «immovable» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMOVABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immovable

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7 QUOTES WITH «IMMOVABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immovable.
1
David A. Bednar
As we become more spiritually mature and increasingly steadfast and immovable, we focus upon and strive to understand the fundamental and foundational doctrines of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
2
Sheri L. Dew
Being steadfast and immovable with our heels in tar on the Lord's side of the line is the only strategy that works long-term against Lucifer.
3
Ethan A. Hitchcock
They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions.
4
Nicolas Malebranche
You find yourself in the world, without any power, immovable as a rock, stupid, so to speak, as a log of wood.
5
George Packer
I actually think that self-interest is overrated as an all-purpose guide to political motive. It leaves out something at least as powerful and immovable - individual psychology.
6
Laurence J. Peter
Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.
7
Coleman Young
I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMOVABLE»

Discover the use of immovable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immovable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Immovable Property Under VAT: A Comparative Global Analysis
This book describes and analyses VAT treatment of real estate transactions in six representative countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
Robert F. W. van Brederode, 2010
2
Immovable Wisdom: The Art of Zen Strategy : The Teachings of ...
The Zen Master Takuan Sono (1573-1645) was a master of calligraphy, painting, gardening, martial arts, and the teacher of the Shogun Iemitsu, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami (founder of Japan's greatest swordsmanship school) and Miyamoto Musashi ...
‎1992
3
Taxing Immovable Property Revenue Potential and ...
The tax on immovable property has been characterized as probably the most unpopular among tax instruments, in part because it is salient and hard to avoid.
Mr. John Norregaard, 2013
4
Immovable Laws, Irresistible Rights: Natural Law, Moral ...
In this volume, Christine Pierce's important essays -- including the celebrated "Natural Law Language and Women" -- expand, reflect, and refine this central controversy.Reaching back to Aristotle and Aquinas and drawing on modem papal ...
Christine Pierce, 2000
5
Ireland in International Tax Planning
The five heads of “income derived ... from immovable property” are subjected to Irish income tax and corporation tax under a wide range of charging provisions, many of which date back to the original Income Tax Act 1842, and have survived  ...
Charles Haccius, 2004
6
The Buyer's Remedies for Non-conforming Goods: Should There ...
The most important example of differentiation in respect of the type of goods is the difference in treatment between immovable property or real estate and movable property. The category of immovable property is excluded from the scope of ...
Hanna Sivesand, 2005
7
Kostes Palamas: Life Immovable, Part 1 (1919)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Kostes Palamas, 2010
8
Immovable Objects
Relishing her newfound freedom from a domineering brother, Elizabeth wanted only to control her destiny, her power, her heart.
Marie Ferrarella, 2010
9
Life Immovable, First Part
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Kostes Palamas, 2009
10
Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed ...
Paragraph 1 gives the right to tax income from immovable property to the State of source, that is, the State in which the property producing such income is situated. This is due to the fact that there is always a very close economic connection ...
OECD, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMOVABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immovable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Renting of immovable property: service providers asked to e-register …
Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has observed that persons providing or rendering the renting of immovable property services should immediately ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
2
A ball in the gorse and a big delay; no birdies on Road Hole …
His drive went right into the prickly bush, and Holmes thought he might be able to get line-of-sight relief from a temporary immovable object. «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Iran's short-lived nukes celebration – POLITICO
The rest, given the impossibility of any large-scale entrepreneurship, find themselves hindered by two immovable obstacles. First: A lawless ... «Politico, Jul 15»
4
What the Modi government can do to reduce the use of cash …
The second most important area of use of cash is in transactions involving immovable properties. With the tightening of income tax rules, a lot of ... «Moneylife, Jul 15»
5
Greek cabinet reshuffle expected Vatican Radio
Wolfgang Schaeuble, the German finance minister who is the Greeks' greatest bugbear, unexpectedly relaxed his immovable stand yesterday ... «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
6
Islanders News: Would you shop at a store called Unpainted …
[Down Goes Brown at Grantland]; The Red Wings might spend valuable cap space on immovable object Dan Cleary out of loyalty to a coach ... «Lighthouse Hockey, Jul 15»
7
Ashes 2015: England v Australia, second Test, Lord's, day two - BBC …
England finally have a wicket and have removed the immovable Chris Rogers. It's a very good delivery from Stuart Broad, one delivery after ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
8
Special, sovereign character of state cannot be challenged or …
“The Parliament has, however, no power to legislate law about the subject administration of justice, the land and the other immovable ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
AirTalk | In face of severe drought, can growth be sustained in CA …
Should the state consider measures to rein in new housing developments? Is the drought the immovable object that would make us rethink how ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
10
Feeling down about my mum-tum stretchmarks - The Irish Times
And this is where you are: a low ebb, focused on those stretchmarks and flabby skin as though they are immovable barriers to your self-esteem; ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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