unmovable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

Old French movable

English movable

English unmovable

From un- + movable.

Adjective

unmovable (comparative more unmovable, superlative most unmovable)

1. Not physically able to be moved.

   Synonyms: immovable, static, stuck; see also Thesaurus:immobile

2. Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded.

   Synonyms: dead inside, immovable, impassive; see also Thesaurus:alexithymic

Related terms

• unmoveable
• immovable

Translations

not physically able to be moved — see also immovable

• Esperanto: nemovebla
• Hungarian: mozdíthatatlan (hu)

incapable of being emotionally moved

Anagrams

• movable nu, ovalbumen