IMMOVABLE


Meaning of IMMOVABLE in English

I. adjective

also im·moveable (ˈ)i(m), ə+

Etymology: Middle English immovable, from in- (I) + movable

1. : incapable of being moved : firmly fixed : fast

the immovable hills

broadly : not moving or not intended to be moved : stationary

2.

a. : steadfast , unalterable , unyielding

an immovable purpose

b. : not capable of being moved in feeling or sympathies : unimpressible , impassive

a stern immovable man

3. : not liable to be removed : permanent in place or tenure : fixed

an immovable estate

• im·movableness “+ noun

II. noun

also immoveable “

1. : one that cannot be moved

2. immovables plural , Roman & civil law

a. : lands, houses thereon, and all things adhering or belonging there by nature (as trees, minerals) or by act of man (as planted crops, fertilizer) — compare accession 2c

b. : all personal property permanently attached to immovable property that cannot be removed without injury to the latter — see fixture 2c

c. : all personal property placed on immovable property by the owner for its service, improvement, or exploitation

d. : an interest or estate in immovable property

3. Scots law : heritable property as opposed to movable property

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.