Immobile
adjective
Not moving or not able to move.
He remained immobile, unable to process the shock.
Often appears as...
- remain immobile
- sit immobile
adjective
Unchanging; not developing or progressing.
His career was immobile and seemed to be going nowhere.
Often appears as...
- immobile economy
- immobile system
adjective
Not reactive or emotionally impassive.
Even as the news was delivered, his face remained immobile.
Often appears as...
- remain immobile
- face is immobile
adjective
Not moving or not able to move.
He remained immobile, unable to process the shock.
Often appears as...
- remain immobile
- sit immobile
adjective
Unchanging; not developing or progressing.
His career was immobile and seemed to be going nowhere.
Often appears as...
- immobile economy
- immobile system
adjective
Not reactive or emotionally impassive.
Even as the news was delivered, his face remained immobile.
Often appears as...
- remain immobile
- face is immobile
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Stillness
Used to describe something or someone completely at rest and unmoving, often temporarily.
The cat lay immobile in the sunbeam.
Pro Tip 2/2Medical Condition
Can refer to a loss of mobility due to injury or illness, often requires medical attention.
After the accident, his leg was immobile.
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How do germs spread (and...
and may even benefit from harming us since a sick and immobile person is easier for mosquitoes to bite. We would expect germs that depend less on host mobility, like those transmitted by insects, water or food, to cause more severe symptoms. So, what can we do to reduce the harmfulness of infectious diseases?
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Her Majesty the Termite...
and carry your eggs away when you lay them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need oil treatment you are hopeless see a termite Queens head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four inch
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The weird and wonderful...
to make up for the added hassle? For one, it keeps larvae and adults from competing for the same habitats and food sources. And while the pupa may seem vulnerable, this immobile stage can actually be a good way to pass parts of the year when food is scarce.
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Termite Queen Lays...
them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need royal treatment you are helpless see a termite queen's head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four inch
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Her Majesty, The Termite...
them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need royal treatment you are helpless see a termite queen's head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four-inch
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The surprising reasons...
With no chance of escape, you do what any courageous, self-respecting possum would curl into an immobile state called catatonia, stick out your tongue, drool, and ooze some foul-smelling liquid from your anal glands.
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
it pushes its way out of the abdomen of that ladybug and it spins its cocoon. And the problem is this cocoon is a very vulnerable stage in the lifecycle of this wasp. It's just sitting there immobile
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Jorge Mañes Rubio: What...
These traditions, beliefs and rituals, they're far from being immobile. They're the result of thousands of years of practice in a painful regenerative process. These are unique pieces of wisdom
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Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
In that pool of water, these larvae are concentrated. They're all together there. They are immobile. They can't escape from that water. They can't fly. And they're accessible.
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The lovable (and lethal)...
Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, it’s easy to think of these immobile mammals less as sea lions, and more as sea house cats.
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How do germs spread (and...
and may even benefit from harming us since a sick and immobile person is easier for mosquitoes to bite. We would expect germs that depend less on host mobility, like those transmitted by insects, water or food, to cause more severe symptoms. So, what can we do to reduce the harmfulness of infectious diseases?
Video examples
Her Majesty the Termite...
and carry your eggs away when you lay them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need oil treatment you are hopeless see a termite Queens head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four inch
Video examples
The weird and wonderful...
to make up for the added hassle? For one, it keeps larvae and adults from competing for the same habitats and food sources. And while the pupa may seem vulnerable, this immobile stage can actually be a good way to pass parts of the year when food is scarce.
Video examples
Termite Queen Lays...
them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need royal treatment you are helpless see a termite queen's head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four inch
Video examples
Her Majesty, The Termite...
them you aren't acting helpless because you think you need royal treatment you are helpless see a termite queen's head is nearly as small as the rest of the termites in the colony but she's rendered immobile by her four-inch
Video examples
The surprising reasons...
With no chance of escape, you do what any courageous, self-respecting possum would curl into an immobile state called catatonia, stick out your tongue, drool, and ooze some foul-smelling liquid from your anal glands.
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
it pushes its way out of the abdomen of that ladybug and it spins its cocoon. And the problem is this cocoon is a very vulnerable stage in the lifecycle of this wasp. It's just sitting there immobile
Video examples
Jorge Mañes Rubio: What...
These traditions, beliefs and rituals, they're far from being immobile. They're the result of thousands of years of practice in a painful regenerative process. These are unique pieces of wisdom
Video examples
Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
In that pool of water, these larvae are concentrated. They're all together there. They are immobile. They can't escape from that water. They can't fly. And they're accessible.
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The lovable (and lethal)...
Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, it’s easy to think of these immobile mammals less as sea lions, and more as sea house cats.
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Iyanla Vanzant
American Author
For most of my life, I believed that my father had broken many of my bones. They were emotional and psychological bones; things no one could see, things that caused me to limp through life clutching for and holding on to people and situations that often rendered me immobile.
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Joan Miro
Spanish Artist
What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what St. John of the Cross, I think it was, described with the term 'mute music'.
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Jane Lindskold
American Writer
When I was finishing grad school, the hot new PC was the IBM 286. Bulky. Immobile. Expensive. I touched-typed easily and quickly, but nevertheless, I realized that the machine was a chain.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
I've admired Anthony Hopkins for so long, and when I finally got to meet him in person, I became totally immobile and speechless! I stood there looking at him and couldn't say a word.
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Richard Pryor
American Actor
If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.
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Eve Ensler
American Playwright
Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they're waiting for someone to say, 'You're good, you're pretty, I give you permission.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
I think it was hard at first for my dad to transition to being immobile.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.
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RJ Mitte
American Actor
I hate being immobile.
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Iyanla Vanzant
American Author
For most of my life, I believed that my father had broken many of my bones. They were emotional and psychological bones; things no one could see, things that caused me to limp through life clutching for and holding on to people and situations that often rendered me immobile.
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Joan Miro
Spanish Artist
What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what St. John of the Cross, I think it was, described with the term 'mute music'.
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Jane Lindskold
American Writer
When I was finishing grad school, the hot new PC was the IBM 286. Bulky. Immobile. Expensive. I touched-typed easily and quickly, but nevertheless, I realized that the machine was a chain.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
I've admired Anthony Hopkins for so long, and when I finally got to meet him in person, I became totally immobile and speechless! I stood there looking at him and couldn't say a word.
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Richard Pryor
American Actor
If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.
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Eve Ensler
American Playwright
Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they're waiting for someone to say, 'You're good, you're pretty, I give you permission.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
I think it was hard at first for my dad to transition to being immobile.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.
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RJ Mitte
American Actor
I hate being immobile.
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