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immutable

Adjective

IPA /ɪˈmjuːtəbl/

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Unable to change or be changed.

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immutable/ɪˈmjuːtəbl/

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  1. Time passes

  2. The basic rule remains the same

  3. No alteration is possible

Something immutable cannot be changed.

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  1. She treated the Sunday family meal as an immutable tradition.
  2. The lecturer warned us not to treat every theory as an immutable truth.

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immutable — Unable to change or be changed.

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From Latin immutabilis, combining not and changeable.

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Immutable often describes laws, principles, truths or rules.

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immutable

/ɪˈmjuːtəbl/ (Adjective)

“Immutable is formal and absolute. If something is only difficult to change, resistant or rigid may be more precise.”

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