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- pronunciation:
- ih
mo
b
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not capable of being physically moved.
- antonyms:
- mobile, movable
- similar words:
- stationary
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| definition 2: |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless.
The dog was immobile, and I feared it was dead.- antonyms:
- mobile, moving
- similar words:
- stationary, unmoving
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| related words: |
fast, inactive, inert, quiet, standing, still |
adverb + (adj.)immobile
completely, equally, essentially, relatively, totally, utterly
(adj.)immobile
+ adverb
apparently, suddenly
(adj.)immobile
+ noun
bed, body, existence, factor, figure, hip, hour, mine, nose, object, patient, platform, production, statue
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| derivation: |
immobility (n.) |
The word immobile
contains the following parts:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
mob, mot, mov
Latin
root
that means move
Example words:
automobile, commotion, demote, emote, emotion, immobile, immovable, locomotion, mobile, motivate, motivation, motive, motor, movement, nonmotile, remote, remove, unmotivated, unmoved
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