immobility

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immobility

Where it comes from

From Middle French immobilité, equivalent to immobile + -ity.

noun immobilities

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of not moving. Common to all Regions were frozen points, which were troublesome not only because of immobility, but because failure to close prevented operation of detector circuits.
  2. countable, uncountable The state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved. Immobility is a big problem for many people who can't afford a car.

    Similar: unmovability

Opposite: mobility

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noun

Opposite: mobility

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noun the quality of not moving

Españolinmovilidad
हिन्दीनिष्क्रियता niṣkriytā
Portuguêsimobilidade
Françaisimmobilité
DeutschImmobilität
Italianoimmobilità
Ελληνικάακινησία akinisía
Русскийнеподви́жность nepodvížnostʹ

noun the state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved

Españolinmovilidad
हिन्दीनिष्क्रियता niṣkriytā
Portuguêsimobilidade
DeutschImmobilität
Italianoimmobilità

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immobility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/immobility

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"immobility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immobility.

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@misc{immobility_2026,
  title = {immobility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immobility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}