moveable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmuːvəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mo̅o̅və bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
move•a•ble  (mo̅o̅və bəl),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
  1. movable.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mov•a•ble or move•a•ble /ˈmuvəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. capable of being moved:The doll's arms, legs, hands, and head were movable.
  2. changing from one date to another in different years:Easter is a movable feast.

n. [countable]
  1. an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
See -mov-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mov•a•ble  (mo̅o̅və bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being moved;
    not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
  2. Law(of property)
    • not permanent in reference to place;
      capable of being moved without injury.
    • personal, as distinguished from real.
  3. changing from one date to another in different years:a movable holiday.
  4. (of type or matrices) able to be rearranged.

n. 
  1. an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
  2. LawOften, movables. an article of personal property not attached to land.
Also, moveable. 
  • Anglo-French movable. See move, -able
  • Middle English mevable, movable 1350–1400
mov′a•bili•ty, mova•ble•ness, n. 
mov′a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
movable, moveable / ˈmuːvəbəl/
  1. able to be moved or rearranged; not fixed
  2. (esp of religious festivals such as Easter) varying in date from year to year
  3. (usually speltmoveable) denoting or relating to personal property as opposed to realty
  1. (often plural) a movable article, esp a piece of furniture
ˌmovaˈbility, ˈmoveabilityˈmovableness, ˈmoveablenessˈmovably, ˈmoveably
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