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“movable” in Latin

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

movable
mobilis (PROP. and figuratively): agilis (PROP. and figuratively): mollis (flexible). A movable feast, dies sacrincii non status; sacrificium non statum (cf., Flor., 1, 13; Cic., Tusc., 1, 47, 113): movables, res moventes; res, quae moveri possunt or quae ferri agique possunt; ruta caesa, ruta et caesa (the proper word, not fixtures); supellex (household furniture).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for movable?
The usual Latin words for “movable” are mōbilis, agilis, mollis. 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.