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Movable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Movable has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

"The lawyer argued that the antique furniture and family dog were considered movable assets rather than part of the house's real estate."

2

Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.

"The auction house listed several pieces of movable for sale, including antique desks and valuable paintings that were not attached to the building's structure."

In plain English: A movable is something that can be moved from place to place easily.

"The old man spent his days moving from room to room in search of something he called a movable that might bring him luck, though no one else could see it or understand what such an object was supposed to be."

Adjective
1

(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)

"The antique vase is considered movable personal property because it can easily be carried from room to room."

2

capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

"The antique clock was so heavy and fragile that it proved difficult to move even a few feet across the room."

3

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary

"The heavy antique chest was surprisingly movable despite its size."

In plain English: Movable means something that can be moved from place to place easily.

"Please keep your heavy bookshelf away from the fire because it is movable and could fall over."

Usage: Use "movable" as an adjective to describe anything that can be physically shifted from one location to another. In legal contexts, it specifically distinguishes personal property from real estate by referring to items not permanently attached to land.

Example Sentences
"Please keep your heavy bookshelf away from the fire because it is movable and could fall over." adj
"The old man spent his days moving from room to room in search of something he called a movable that might bring him luck, though no one else could see it or understand what such an object was supposed to be." noun
"The movable was an old piece of furniture that could be easily shifted around the room." noun
"He tried to shove his heavy movable into the narrow hallway but it wouldn't fit." noun
"That antique movable in the corner needs a new coat of varnish to protect the wood." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
personal property

Origin

The word movable comes from Old French and originally meant capable of being moved. Although it looks like a combination of the verb to move and the suffix -able, this structure was formed directly in French before entering English.

Rhyming Words
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