immutable

adjective

im·mu·ta·ble (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl

Synonyms of immutable

: not capable of or susceptible to change

immutability

(ˌ)i(m)-ˌmyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

immutableness

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl-nəs

noun

immutably

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-blē

adverb

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Immutable may describe something that is incapable of change, but the word itself—like all words—is mutable, both capable of and prone to alteration. To put a finer point on it, if language were fixed, we wouldn’t have immutable itself, which required a variety of mutations of the Latin verb mutare (“to change”) to reach our tongues (or pens, keyboards, or touchscreens—oh the many permutations of communication!). Other English words that can be traced back to mutare include mutate, transmute, and commute. Which reminds us—the mutability of language makes great food for thought during one’s commute.

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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