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immutable

adjective
im·​mu·​ta·​ble | \ (ËŒ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tÉ™-bÉ™l How to pronounce immutable (audio) \

Definition of immutable

: not capable of or susceptible to change
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Other Words from immutable

immutability \ (ËŒ)i(m)-​ËŒmyü-​tÉ™-​ˈbi-​lÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce immutability (audio) \ noun
immutableness \ (ËŒ)i(m)-​ˈmyü-​tÉ™-​bÉ™l-​nÉ™s How to pronounce immutableness (audio) \ noun
immutably \ (ËŒ)i(m)-​ˈmyü-​tÉ™-​blÄ“ How to pronounce immutably (audio) \ adverb

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Immutable comes to us through Middle English from Latin immutabilis, meaning "unable to change." "Immutabilis" was formed by combining the negative prefix in- with "mutabilis," which comes from the Latin verb mutare and means "to change." Some other English words that can be traced back to "mutare" are "commute" (the earliest sense of which is simply "to change or alter"), "mutate" ("to undergo significant and basic alteration"), "permute" ("to change the order or arrangement of"), and "transmute" ("to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature"). There's also the antonym of "immutable" - "mutable" - which of course can mean "prone to change" and "capable of change or of being changed."

Examples of immutable in a Sentence

the immutable laws of nature one of the immutable laws of television is that low ratings inevitably lead to cancellation

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 To Renaissance astronomers like Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler, these sudden heavenly bursts proved that the sky was not immutable. — Quanta Magazine, "Lucky Break Leads to Controversial Supernova Discovery," 5 July 2017 The question of whether the conditions are immutable comes as the board embarks on its second study of whether to allow medical marijuana for anxiety and autism spectrum disorder. — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "Once an illness is added to the Ohio medical marijuana list, can it be removed?," 12 July 2019 And the idea that one’s personal data might be worth protecting has gained real, immutable traction. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Think FaceApp Is Scary? Wait Till You Hear About Facebook," 17 July 2019 Replacing the immutable tenets of faith with American progressivism only makes declining religious participation more likely. — WSJ, "Where Did All the Faith Go?," 9 July 2019 After all, storing records in an immutable ledger is a pretty good way to assure auditors that those records haven't been tampered with. — Klint Finley, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to the Blockchain," 9 July 2019 While the indignities of air travel are as immutable as the physics that keep you airborne, the designers of these new-breed airports have found ways to inject beauty, efficiency and even fun into your travels. — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, "New Airport Terminals Where Killing Time Has Its Perks," 30 Apr. 2019 This is the immutable mandate of mountain climbing, the unbreakable bond of the rope. — Mark Jenkins, Outside Online, "How to Fix Everest," 20 June 2019 The immutable laws of economics will siphon jobs to low-income countries. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Tariffs: I hate losing jobs, but idiocy won’t save us," 18 June 2019

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First Known Use of immutable

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for immutable

Middle English, from Latin immutabilis, from in- + mutabilis mutable

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immutable

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English Language Learners Definition of immutable

formal : unable to be changed

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