Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmovable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: un-mov-able
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not physically able to be moved.

adj

Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Old French movable English movable English unmovable From un- + movable.

Inflected Forms

more unmovable (comparative) most unmovable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmovableness unmovably

Frequently Paired Words

unmoveable immovable

Synonyms

immovable static stuck fixed immobile immotile inanimate inert lifeless sessile rigid stationary

Questions

What does unmovable mean?: Not physically able to be moved.
Where does unmovable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Old French movable English movable English unmovable From un- + movable.

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