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Immovable vs Unshiftable - What's the difference?

immovable | unshiftable |

As adjectives the difference between immovable and unshiftable

is that immovable is incapable of being physically moved; fixed while unshiftable is impossible to shift; immovable.

As a noun immovable

is that which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

immovable

English

Alternative forms

* immoveable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of being physically moved; fixed.
  • Steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 101:
    • I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable .
  • Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive.
    • (Dryden)
  • (legal) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed.
    • an immovable estate

    Antonyms

    * movable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

    • References

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    unshiftable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impossible to shift; immovable.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 9, author=Benjamin Black, title=The Lemur, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=This was a cramped space, not much bigger than a closet, with an angled ceiling and an unshiftable dank smell. }}