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Immovability

The quality or state of being immovable; fixedness; steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body; immovability of purpose.

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Fastness 76% connected

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

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Firmness 76% connected

The state or quality of being firm.

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Fixedness 76% connected

The state or quality of being fixed; stability; steadfastness.

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Fixity 76% connected

Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is fixed.

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Fixture 76% connected

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is,…

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Secureness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.

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Steadiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being steady.

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Tightness 76% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

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Immobility 76% connected

The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.

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Immovable 74% connected

Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin.

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Immovable 74% connected

Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin.

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Immovableness 92% connected

Quality of being immovable.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Backbone noun · 78% connection

Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Chattel noun · 78% connection

Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more extensive term than…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Consign verb · 78% connection

To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, wi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Consistent adjective · 78% connection

Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Constancy noun · 78% connection

The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Constant verb · 78% connection

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Eye noun · 78% connection

The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the te…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Fast verb · 78% connection

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Feud noun · 78% connection

A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Fibrous joint noun · 78% connection

an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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Fixidity noun · 78% connection

Fixedness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, fixedness, steadfastness, heavy, body.
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