immovability
State of permanence
Immovability is the quality of being impossible to move or change.
The word applies both literally—the immovability of a boulder—and figuratively: His immovability on the issue frustrated negotiators.
It often carries connotations of stubbornness or rigid resistance to persuasion.
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- solidityFirmness of structure
unyieldingness · inelasticity · unbendingness · rigidness · brittleness · tenseness · tautness · petrification
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
mulishness · obduracy · willfulness · recalcitrance · doggedness · uncompromising · unbending · adamance
Firmness of purpose
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
unwavering · commitment · constancy · faithfulness · loyalty · devotion · fidelity · dependability
State of being stationary
- unchangeabilityInability to be modified
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- durabilityResistance to wear
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
stability · continuity · perpetuity · timelessness · lastingness · persistence · invariability · steadiness
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
solidity · unyieldingness · inelasticity · unbendingness · rigidness · brittleness · tenseness · tautness · petrification · ossification
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
pigheadedness · mulishness · obduracy · willfulness · recalcitrance · doggedness · uncompromising · unbending · adamance · pertinacity
determination
Firmness of purpose
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
resilience · unwavering · commitment · constancy · faithfulness · loyalty · devotion · fidelity · dependability · reliability
fixedness
State of being stationary
- unchangeabilityInability to be modified
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- durabilityResistance to wear
endurance · stability · continuity · perpetuity · timelessness · lastingness · persistence · invariability · steadiness · fixity
anchored
Fixed securely in position
- rootedFirmly established in place
- fixedRestored or immovable
- stationaryNot in motion
planted · secured · bolted · cemented · embedded · grounded · lodged · stuck · fastened · braced
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- closed-mindednessclosed-mindedness, close-mindedness, narrow-mindedness, inflexibility, rigidity
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
- steadfastnesssteadfastness, firmness, resolve, steadfast, unwavering
- entrenchmenttrench, foxhole, bunker, dugout, earthwork
immovabilitymovability
Capacity for displacement
movableness · mobility · portability · transportability · maneuverability
immovabilityfickleness
Lack of steadfast devotion
capriciousness · vacillation · indecision · wavering · inconstancy
immovabilityimpermanence
Quality of not lasting
transience · instability · ephemerality · temporariness · mutability
remove, movement, removal, movable, immovable, removable, unmovable, immoveable, immovably