Hi I'm French.. Is the word "immovable" often used in English?

Question

Could you please precise in witch expression you find the word immovable?

Answer 1

Immovable means something that cannot be moved and that is fixed to one location. Like a large building, it would have be torn down and rebuilt to relocate it, same kind of thing.

Answer 2

Actually 'unmoved' refers to emotion: "She was unmoved that her dog died." It means the she was unaffected emotionally. Immovable is not used that often in English. It refers to a physical object that cannot be moved. "The boulder weighed 10 tons and was immovable." Another example is 'immovable property'. Immovable property is property that cannot be moved due to certain laws or ordinances.

Answer 3

Hi,

You normally only hear it in combination with 'object' - an immovable object.

We tend to use the more French words, like fixed (fixe) and inflexible (same) rather than immovable.

Although dictionaries translate immobiliers as immovable things, I've never heard that used in English.

Answer 4

It is used, but I've never used it because I never had the occasion to. A word similar to it that I use is stubborn. The definition is a bit different from, say

"The lake is immovable."

In an example,

"Her conviction for her cause was immovable."

Answer 5

It's a little fancier than what one would use in everyday conversation. It's much more common in writing. It's used both literally, to mean that something is so big orr heavy that it can't be moved, and figuratively, most often to call a difficult situation an "immovable obstacle."

Answer 6

There are a lot of words in the English language, and immovable is not an uncommon word, but it is not common either

Answer 7

Only in the phrase 'immovable object', usually. It's not a much used word.

Answer 8

The phrase that comes to mind is "when an irresistible force meets an immovable object", or similar, used when talking about relationships, often when talking about competitive sport.

Answer 9

It's not often used, but then again, most words aren't. Here's an example sentence:

A mountain is an immovable object.

And a witch is a woman who uses magic. You should have used "which" in your sentence.

Answer 10

It's not used that much but here is an example...The pile of sand was so heavy, it was immovable.