- immobility
- immobility (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. immobilité (14c.) or directly from L. immobilitatem (nom. immobilitas), noun of quality from immobilis (see IMMOBILE (Cf. immobile)).
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immobility — im‧mo‧bil‧i‧ty [ˌɪməˈbɪlti] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when land, labour, or capital cannot be easily moved from one kind of use or employment to another, for example when skilled workers cannot be easily employed in another job that uses… … Financial and business terms
Immobility — Im mo*bil i*ty, n. [L. immobilitas, fr. immobilis immovable; pref. im not + mobilis movable: cf. F. immobilit[ e]. See {Mobile}.] The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immobility — index abeyance, inaction, inertia, insentience, languor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
immobility — noun a) the quality of not moving Immobility is a big problem for many people who cant afford a car. b) the state or condition of being unable to change ones location, move or be moved … Wiktionary
immobility — immobile ► ADJECTIVE 1) not moving. 2) incapable of moving or being moved. DERIVATIVES immobility noun … English terms dictionary
immobility — noun see immobile … New Collegiate Dictionary
immobility — /im oh bil i tee/, n. the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable. [1375 1425; late ME < LL immobilitas. See IM 2, MOBILITY] * * * … Universalium
immobility — im·mo·bil·i·ty (ĭ″mo bilґĭ te) the state of being immovable … Medical dictionary
immobility — Synonyms and related words: a wise passiveness, abidingness, changelessness, constancy, contemplation, contemplative life, do nothing policy, do nothingism, do nothingness, dormancy, durability, durableness, duration, endurance, firmness,… … Moby Thesaurus
immobility — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stability] Syn. stabilization, constancy, fixity; see stability 1 . 2. [Inflexibility] Syn. rigidity, stolidity, stiffness; see inflexibility 1 , stability 2 … English dictionary for students
