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“immovable” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

immovable
immobilis (PROP. and figuratively): immotus (not moved, figuratively = unchangeable). Immovable goods, property, res or bona, quae moveri non possunt; res immobiles (Tabol., Dig., 41, 3, 23). To be immovable, loco suo non moveri (PROP.): immobilem se ostendere (post-Ciceronian: Tac.; e.g., precibus alicujus): non moveri or commoveri. An immovable resolution, consilium certum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for immovable?
The usual Latin words for “immovable” are immōbilis, immōtus, bonus; also commoveō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.