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noun
a lack of motility; the inability to move
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
lacking an ability to move
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: motility
Broader terms: immobility
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- Latin mōtus Latin -īlislbor. English -ile English motile Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English motility English immotility From im- + motility.
