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immutable

adjective

im·​mu·​ta·​ble (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl How to pronounce immutable (audio)
: not capable of or susceptible to change
immutableness noun
immutably adverb

Did you know?

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.

Example Sentences

the immutable laws of nature one of the immutable laws of television is that low ratings inevitably lead to cancellation
Recent Examples on the Web And one way to help reframe those conversations is to say the political policy environment is not immutable. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Granite, a recurring character in Ms. Shetterly’s field notes, might suggest that her small corner of New England is immutable. Danny Heitman, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 While most of us aren't working to cure cancer or other diseases, support and funding are not immutable. Mark Murphy, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Lincoln vigorously disagreed, affirming the existence of universal truths, that all men are created equal and that certain moral principles are immutable. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 The blockchain is their key differentiator, allowing these contracts to connect those objects to an immutable ledger. Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Bringing the fictional into the everyday world highlights, for Sharon, the porousness of those boundaries, allowing witnesses to imagine transformative change in what might have seemed like an immutable reality. New York Times, 7 July 2022 And doing business with China is an immutable fact of life. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022 Until then, both solar and wind are going to be hobbled by the immutable facts that the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of immutable was in the 15th century

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