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movableCapable of being moved or relocated; not fixed in place. Something that can be transported from one position to another.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Capable of being moved or relocated; not fixed in place. Something that can be transported from one position to another.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmuːvəbəl/

Korean meaning: 움직일 수 있는, 이동 가능한

Korean pronunciation: 무-버-블 (강세: 무)

Example Sentences

  • My grandma's dentures are so movable, they dance when she talks!
  • The movable walls in the office allow flexible workspace arrangement.
  • Easter is a movable feast, so we never know when to buy chocolate eggs.

movable

ADJECTIVE

//ˈmuːvəbəl//

Capable of being moved or relocated; not fixed in place. Something that can be transported from one position to another.

movable concept
💡 Concept

Capable of being moved or relocated; not fixed in place. Something that can be transported from one position to another.

movable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Movable evidence makes the truth provable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmuːvəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootmov
Suffix--able

Origin

From Middle English in the 14th century, combining the verb 'move' (from Old French 'mouvoir') with the suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being.'

🎵Rhyme

provableremovableimprovable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandma's dentures are so movable, they dance when she talks!

The movable walls in the office allow flexible workspace arrangement.

😄 Fun example

Easter is a movable feast, so we never know when to buy chocolate eggs.

The invention of movable type revolutionized printing in the 15th century.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

portablemobiletransportablerelocatabletransferable

Antonyms

fixedimmovable

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