immobile

(ĭ-mō'bəl, -bēl', -bīl')
adj.

1. Immovable; fixed.
2. Not moving; motionless.

immobility im'mo·bil'i·ty (-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

1. Firmly in position: fixed, immovable, stationary, steadfast, steady, unmovable, unmoving. See move/halt.
2. Not moving: motionless, stationary, still, stock-still, unmoving. See move/halt.

adj

Definition: motionless, fixed
Antonyms: mobile, movable, moving, unfixed

IN BRIEF: Incapable of being moved. Or motionless.

Childhood lasts all through life. It returns to animate broad sections of adult life. . . . Poets will help us to find this living childhood within us, this permanent, durable immobile world. — Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962), French philosopher.

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A dream that one is immobile can symbolize an inner inflexibility, especially with regard to resolving one's problems. It can also mean that the dreamer feels trapped. People afflicted with sleep paralysis sometimes dream they are immobile or unable to run, but such dreams do not necessarily have deeper psychological meanings.

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Standing still and disinclined to move, as in an animal suddenly blinded; responds to other stimuli unless immobility is part of a dummy syndrome when all stimuli are ignored.

For a list of words related to immobile, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubevægelig, urokkelig, urolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewegingloos, immobiel

Français (French)
adj. - immobile, impotent, fixe (un objet)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - immobil, bewegungslos, unbeweglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακίνητος, στάσιμος, σταθερός, αμετακίνητος, ανεπίδεκτος μετακίνησης

Italiano (Italian)
immobile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imóvel

Русский (Russian)
неподвижный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inmóvil, fijo, inmutable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - orörlig, orubblig, immobil

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不动的, 固定的, 不变的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不動的, 固定的, 不變的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고정된, 변하지 않는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動かしがたい, 不動の, 静止した, 動かない, 動かせない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثابت, غير متحرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יציב, ללא תנועה‬

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