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Immovable vs Stable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between immovable and stable

is that immovable is incapable of being physically moved; fixed while stable is relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

As nouns the difference between immovable and stable

is that immovable is that which can not be moved; something which is immovable while stable is a building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

As a verb stable is

to put or keep (horse) in a stable.

immovable

English

Alternative forms

* immoveable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of being physically moved; fixed.
  • 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 .
  • Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive.
    • (Dryden)
  • (legal) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed.
    • an immovable estate

    Antonyms

    * movable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

    • References

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    stable

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia stable) (etyl), from (etyl) estable, from (etyl) )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
  • *
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  • (metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

    • Verb

    (stabl)
  • to put or keep (horse) in a stable.
  • (rail transport) to park (a rail vehicle)
    • Derived terms
    * (rail transport) outstable
    Related terms
    * stabled * stabler * stable-boy * stable-hand

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stabilis (itself from )

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
    • He was in a stable relationship.
    a stable government
  • * Rogers
    • In this region of chance, where nothing is stable .
    Synonyms
    * fixed
    Antonyms
    * instable * mobile

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