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# immobility

noun (immobility — uncountable)

«immobility» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Immobility is the state of not moving or not being able to move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#m1)
2. Immobility can mean keeping very still on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x1)
- The rabbit froze in total immobility when the fox passed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x2)
- Long immobility on a plane can be bad for your legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x3)
- His immobility made the guard think he was a statue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x4)
- The statue's immobility amazed the toddler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x5)
- Doctors try to keep patients moving to avoid immobility. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «immobility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immobility/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«immobility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/immobility.html) on Mova free.