Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immutable

/ˌɪmjˈutəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: im-mutable
IPA: /ˌɪmjˈutəbəl/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to be changed without exception.

adj

Not able to be altered in the memory after its value is set initially.

noun

Something that cannot be changed.

Example Sentences

"The government has enacted an immutable law."
"Mutable as is our nature, it delights in the immutable: and we expect as much constancy as if all time, to say nothing of our own changeableness, had not shewn that ever "the fashion of this world passeth away.""
"In the trustless cryptocurrency world, you can still trust the cryptocurrency community and its mechanisms to ensure that the blockchain contains an accurate and immutable—unchangeable—record of cryptocurrency transactions."
"Constants are immutable."

Etymology

From Middle English immutable, from Latin immūtābilis (“unchangeable”); im- + mutable.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: immutable, immūtābilis

Inflected Forms

immutables (plural)

Derived Forms

immutableness immutably

Phrases

strongly immutable weakly immutable

Frequently Paired Words

perennial changeless indomitable

Synonyms

unchangeable bateless fixed immutable inalterable invariable permanent perma- perpetual unabateable unalterable undeviating

Antonyms

mutable nonimmutable

Rhymes With

suitable unsuitable indisputable irrefutable inscrutable mutable disputable

Questions

How do you pronounce immutable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmjˈutəbəl/.
What does immutable mean?: Unable to be changed without exception.
Where does immutable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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