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2 : an immoral act or practice

Synonyms

[1] bad, evil, ill, iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong—more at EVIL

[2] corruption, debauchery, depravity, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, vice—more at VICE

1immortal adjective 1 : not mortal : exempt from death <~ gods>

2 : destined to be remembered forever

— im·mor·tal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, permanent, perpetual, undying, unending—more at EVERLASTING

2immortal noun 1 : one exempt from death

2 plural often cap : the gods in Greek and Roman mythology

3 : a person whose fame is lasting

im·mor·tal·ise British variant of IMMORTALIZE

in·di·vid·u·al·ise British variant of INDIVIDUALIZE

im·mor·tal·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being immortal; especially : unending existence

Synonyms

afterlife, eternity, hereafter, immortality—more at ETERNITY

im·mor·tal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make immortal

im·mov·able adjective 1 : firmly fixed, settled, or fastened <~ mountains>

2 : firm in belief, determination, or adherence : UNYIELDING

3 : IMPASSIVE

— im·mov·abil·ity noun

— im·mov·ably adverb

Synonyms

immobile, nonmotile, unbudging, unmovable; also motionless, static, stationary, still; fast, fixed, rooted, steadfast, stuck, wedged

Antonyms

mobile, motile, movable, moving

im·mune adjective 1 : EXEMPT

2 : having a special capacity for resistance (as to a disease)

3 : containing or producing antibodies

— im·mu·ni·ty noun

immune response noun : a response of the body to an antigen resulting in the formation of antibodies and cells designed to react with the antigen and render it harmless

immune system noun : the bodily system that protects the body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues by producing the immune response and that includes esp. the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, and lymphocytes

im·mu·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing : to make immune

— im·mu·ni·za·tion noun

im·mu·no·de·fi·cien·cy noun : inability to produce the normal number of antibodies or immunologically sensitized cells esp. in response to specific antigens

— im·mu·no·de·fi·cient adjective

im·mu·no·glob·u·lin noun : ANTIBODY

im·mu·nol·o·gy noun : a science that deals with the immune system, immunity, and the immune response

— im·mu·no·log·ic or im·mu·no·log·i·cal adjective

— im·mu·no·log·i·cal·ly adverb

— im·mu·nol·o·gist noun

im·mu·no·sup·pres·sion noun : suppression (as by drugs) of natural immune responses

— im·mu·no·sup·press verb

— im·mu·no·sup·pres·sive adjective

im·mu·no·ther·a·py noun : treatment or prevention of disease by attempting to induce immunity

im·mure verb im·mured; im·mur·ing 1 : to enclose within or as if within walls; also : IMPRISON

2 : to build into a wall; especially : to entomb in a wall

Synonyms

cage, closet, coop, corral, encase, enclose, envelop, fence, hedge, hem, house, pen, wall—more at ENCLOSE

commit, confine, imprison, jail—more at IMPRISON

im·mu·ta·ble adjective : not capable of or susceptible to change : UNCHANGEABLE, UNCHANGING

— im·mu·ta·bly adverb

Synonyms

fast, fixed, hard-and-fast, inflexible, unalterable, unchangeable, unchanging—more at INFLEXIBLE

im·mu·ta·bil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being immutable

Synonyms

constancy, fixedness, stability, steadiness—more at CONSTANCY

1imp noun 1 : a small demon : FIEND

2 : a mischievous child

Synonyms

[1] demon, devil, fiend, ghoul—more at DEMON

[2] devil, hellion, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin—more at SCAMP

2imp abbreviation 1 imperative

2 imperfect

3 imperial

4 import; imported

1impact verb 1 : to press together

2 : to have an impact on

3 : to strike forcefully

Synonyms

[2] affect, impress, influence, move, strike, sway, tell, touch—more at AFFECT

[3] bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud—more at HIT

2impact