immobility

/ɪˈmoʊbɪləti/

inability to move

The patient's immobility after the accident required constant care.

The patient couldn't move after the accident, so they needed constant care.

formal

the state of being unable to move or being motionless

The doctor noted the patient's immobility as a sign of severe injury.

The doctor observed that the patient couldn't move, indicating a serious injury.

The statue's immobility gave it an eerie presence in the museum.

The statue's stillness made it seem creepy in the museum.

Often used in medical or artistic contexts to describe a lack of movement.

Collocations

immobility of the limbsinability to move one's arms or legsimmobility due to illnessinability to move because of sickness

to be completely unable to move

mental stagnation or inability to think clearly

In medical contexts, 'immobility' often refers to physical conditions like paralysis or severe injury.

In art, 'immobility' can describe the stillness of a sculpture or painting.

Use 'immobility' for complete lack of movement; for partial movement, consider 'limited mobility'.

From Latin 'immobilitas', meaning 'unmovingness' or 'inability to move', derived from 'immobilis' (unmoving) + '-itas' (state of being).

Often used in medical contexts to describe physical conditions or in artistic contexts to describe the appearance of stillness.

im-

not

prefix

mobile

able to move

root

-ity

state of being

suffix

English Dictionary