Meaning & use

Movable

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Capable of being moved from one place to another, or not fixed in date.

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The office has movable partitions that can be rearranged to create different room sizes.

Easter is a movable feast, meaning its date changes from year to year.

A note on using this word

In law, "movable property" refers to possessions that can be relocated, as opposed to "immovable" property like land or buildings.

Words with a similar meaning

portablemobiletransportable

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Words with an opposite meaning

fixedstationary

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