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immobile — [ i(m)mɔbil ] adj. • 1370; immoble XIIIe; lat. immobilis 1 ♦ Qui ne se déplace pas. ⇒ 1. fixe. Rester, se tenir immobile. Immobile comme une souche, une statue. « la terreur le cloue immobile » (R. Rolland). Immobile et frappé de stupeur. ⇒ cloué … Encyclopédie Universelle
immobile — Immobile. adj. de tout genre. Qui ne se meut point. On demande si c est la terre qui est immobile, ou si c est le soleil. il demeure immobile comme une statuë … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Immobile — Im*mo bile, a. [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See {Immobility}.] Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Prof. Shedd. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immobile — /i m:ɔbile/ [dal lat. immobĭlis, der. di mobĭlis mobile1 , col pref. in in 2 ]. ■ agg. [totalmente privo di movimento: rimanere i. ] ▶◀ fermo, fisso, immoto, (fam.) impalato. ‖ inerte, in quiete, stabile, statico. ◀▶ mobile. ‖ instabile. ■ s.m.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
immobile — [i mō′bəl] adj. [ME inmobill < OFr immobile < L immobilis: see IN 2 & MOBILE] 1. not movable; firmly set or placed; stable 2. not moving or changing; motionless immobility n … English World dictionary
immobile — index firm, inflexible, stagnant, static, unbending, unyielding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
immobile — (adj.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. immoble immovable, fixed, motionless, from L. immobilis immovable (also, figuratively, hard hearted ), from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + mobilis (see MOBILE (Cf. mobile)). Hence,… … Etymology dictionary
immobile — immovable, immotive Antonyms: mobile … New Dictionary of Synonyms
immobile — [adj] motionless, fixed anchored, at a standstill, at rest, frozen, immobilized, immotile, immovable, nailed, nailed down, pat, quiescent, rigid, riveted, rooted, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, steadfast, stiff, still, stock still, stolid … New thesaurus
immobile — Immobile, Immobilis, voyez Immeuble … Thresor de la langue françoyse
immobile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not moving. 2) incapable of moving or being moved. DERIVATIVES immobility noun … English terms dictionary
