Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immutability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-mutabil-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being unchangeable in the memory after creation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But, one might ask, how can the temporal event of God in our midst be the same as God's event to himself in his eternity if so absolute a distinction is drawn between the enarrable contents of history and the "eternal dynamism" of God's immutability, apatheia, and perfect fullness?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French immutabilité, itself borrowed from Latin immūtābilitās. By surface analysis, immutable + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: immūtābilitās

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

immutabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

nonimmutability

Synonyms

immutableness fixity

Questions

What does immutability mean?: The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.
Where does immutability come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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