different between immovable vs unbending

English

Alternative forms

• immoveable

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to im- +? movable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??mu?v?b(?)l/

Adjective

immovable (comparative more immovable, superlative most immovable)

1. incapable of being physically moved; fixed
2. 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.

3. not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive
   • 1690, John Dryden, Epistle Dedicatory to Don Sebastian

     How much happier is he […] who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance

4. (law) not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed

Antonyms

• movable

Related terms

Translations

Noun

immovable (plural immovables)

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

Translations

References

• immovable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

un- +? bending

Adjective

unbending (comparative more unbending, superlative most unbending)

1. inflexible and not yielding
2. very reserved, aloof and asocial

Translations

Etymology 2

unbend +? -ing

Verb

unbending

1. present participle of unbend

Noun

unbending (plural unbendings)

1. The act of one who unbends.
   • 1838, The Eclectic Review

     He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings.