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Synonyms for immobility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-oh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm oʊˈbɪl ɪ ti

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Définition of immobility

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French immobilité (14c.) or directly from Latin immobilitatem (nominative immobilitas), noun of quality from immobilis (see immobile).
  • As in inertia : noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
  • As in stability : noun resistance of some degree
  • As in hardness : noun stability
  • As in stableness : noun stability
  • As in steadiness : noun stability
  • As in sturdiness : noun stability
  • As in sureness : noun stability
Example sentences :
  • Garson relaxed his immobility, and a little color crept into his cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • And after the striking of the blow, this respectability was continued in immobility and silence.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Her cheeks were blanched, her lips ashy, her immobility amazing.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • They strained to catch some interruption of the silence and immobility of nature.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • After that came a brief period, measured by seconds, of immobility.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • In a moment while he stood shocked into immobility, the cave was a tiny cell.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • Now how can we create this quality of immobility in the laws?
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • He raised his hand, he too, to declare the immobility of the earth.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • Voices broke off in mid-sentence and bodies froze into immobility.
  • Extract from : « This One Problem » by M. C. Pease

Antonyms for immobility

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