What cannot be moved or does not move is classified as immovable . It is something that remains stable or fixed .
For example: "The mayor assured that his immovable will is to complete his mandate" , "The Belgian striker is immovable from the team's starting lineup" , "Due to the social and economic crisis, the government promised to leave the player's fee immovable." public transportation for six months.”
The immovable can refer to a lack of physical or symbolic mobility . Suppose a 500-ton stone falls over and ends up in the middle of a rural road. For the residents of the area, this rock is immovable: they have no way of moving it away from the path due to its weight. Lacking vehicles or machines capable of removing it from the site, therefore, it is impossible for them to move the stone.
A businessman, meanwhile, states that he has an unwavering position regarding the conduct of his employees: if he discovers that one has betrayed his trust, he automatically fires them. The owner of the company never accepts apologies or listens to excuses. Although some close friends suggest he have some considerations, he is not willing to change his way of acting in any way.
As you can see, in the case of the 500-ton stone, the immovable has a concrete meaning. That mass that fell to the ground cannot move even a few centimeters due to its weight . The example of the businessman, on the other hand, refers to an abstract issue, linked to the “movement” of an ethical position.
The word immovable is not difficult to understand although it is not used very frequently in everyday speech but is generally intended for written language. Its most symbolic meaning refers to something that has been determined and that will not be changed , something that can be seen in the example of the immovable posture , mentioned in a previous paragraph.
To understand this term in greater depth, let's look at some of its most common synonyms below: determined, fixed, firm, unappealable and inflexible . Its antonym is quite predictable: movable . As we can see, the synonyms on this list share a nuance that tells us about "something that will not change."
A person makes a decision that is sustained over time. A company establishes a standard that remains fixed and governs the behavior of its employees in its facilities. A person's stance is considered firm if there is no way to get it to change. A verdict is final when there is no legal path to request a review. Someone inflexible defends his ideas against any argument. All of these are examples of immovable things, using the synonyms set out above.
Just as a decision can be immovable, we can also say that someone remains immovable with respect to a decision of theirs. On the other hand, there are also immutable codes of rules or norms that are in force within an organization or society.
It is curious to note that most dictionaries define this term as "something that cannot move" when in practice we use it to describe things that "someone is not willing to move." Although we would not question certain norms that refer to the way in which human beings should treat each other within a society (for example, that we cannot enter another's house by force or violently attack another individual), we could put into question question the decision of a company not to allow its employees to dress in casual clothing: this may be set in stone for a time, but the authorities have the possibility of changing this rule at any time.