immobility

«immobility» in Mova's school dictionary: the state of not moving or not being able to move — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (immobility — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Immobility is the state of not moving or not being able to move. tree →

2) Immobility can mean keeping very still on purpose. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons it describes injured people or animals who cannot move and the dangers of lying still too long. In stories a character's immobility shows fear, shock or careful hiding. Phrases: total immobility, long periods of immobility.

examples

• The broken leg caused weeks of immobility. tree →
• The rabbit froze in total immobility when the fox passed. tree →
• Long immobility on a plane can be bad for your legs. tree →
• His immobility made the guard think he was a statue. tree →
• The statue's immobility amazed the toddler. tree →
• Doctors try to keep patients moving to avoid immobility. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: immobile; verb: immobilise (UK) / immobilize (US). Opposite: mobility, movement. Formal; in speech say «not moving» or «keeping still».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «immobility» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.