— movability, movableness , n. — movably , adv.
/mooh"veuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
2. Law. (of property)
a. not permanent in reference to place; capable of being moved without injury.
b. personal, as distinguished from real.
3. changing from one date to another in different years: a movable holiday.
4. (of type or matrices) able to be rearranged.
n.
5. an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
6. Often, movables . Law. an article of personal property not attached to land.
Also, moveable .
[ 1350-1400; ME mevable, movable movable. See MOVE, -ABLE ]