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Portable vs Immovable - What's the difference?

portable | immovable |

As adjectives the difference between portable and immovable

is that portable is able to be carried or easily moved while immovable is incapable of being physically moved; fixed.

As nouns the difference between portable and immovable

is that portable is a portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse while immovable is that which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

portable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be carried or easily moved.
  • (computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
  • Derived terms

    * hand-portable * man-portable * portableness * portability

    See also

    * hand-held * transportable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.
  • Any temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school.
  • (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
  • (computing) a portable computer
  • Synonyms

    * (portable toilet ): portable toilet, port-a-john, porta-kybo, portaloo, porta-potty, port-a-san, port-o-let, sani-privy, turdis

    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.
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