movable

/'mu:vəbl/ Cách viết khác : (moveable) /'mu:vəbl/
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movable

The movers carefully load the movable furniture into the truck.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another: Describes an object that is not fixed and can be physically relocated.
    • (Of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand): A legal or formal term distinguishing property that is portable (like furniture) from land and buildings.
  2. Noun:

    • Personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc): Refers to the category of physical items that are considered personal, movable assets.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The bookshelf is lightweight and movable.
    • In law, a car is considered movable property.
  • Noun:
    • The will specified how her movables were to be distributed among her children.
    • Jewelry and artwork are often listed among a person's valuable movables.
Advanced Usage
  • "Movable feast": A religious holiday, the date of which changes from year to year (e.g., Easter).
  • "Movable type": In printing, individual letters and characters that can be rearranged for printing.
    • Gutenberg's invention of movable type revolutionized communication.
Variants and Related Words
  • Moveable: An alternative spelling of 'movable'.
  • Immovable (adj.): Fixed; not able to be moved. (Antonym)
    • The statue was an immovable part of the garden.
  • Movability / Moveability (n.): The quality of being movable.
    • The movability of the partitions allows for flexible office layouts.
Synonyms
  • Portable: Easy to carry or move.
  • Transportable: Capable of being transported.
  • Mobile: Able to move or be moved freely.
Antonyms
  • Immovable: Fixed; stationary.
  • Fixed: Securely placed or fastened; not moving.
  • Permanent: Lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change.
movable

The movers carefully load the movable furniture into the truck.

Adjective
  1. capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
  2. (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
Noun
  1. personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)