immutable · adj — unable to be changed without exception. It carries an Arena rating of 1748, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, immutable ranks #1,934 of 17,128 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #2,291 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #2,542 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #3,285 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words.
Why “immutable” is a great word
Not capable of or susceptible to change. From Middle English *immutable*, from Latin *immūtābilis* ("unchangeable"), from *in-* ("not") + *mūtābilis* ("changeable"). Unlike "permanent," which merely lasts, or "fixed," which can be unfastened by a stronger will, immutable describes a condition of absolute, intrinsic stasis. It is the carved stone of the law, the unblinking stare of a photograph, the mathematical certainty that two and two will never negotiate their sum. The immutable does not resist time; it exists in a different currency altogether, indifferent to the erosion that claims everything else.
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Etymology
From Middle English immutable, from Latin immūtābilis (“unchangeable”); im- + mutable.
adj
- Unable to be changed without exception.e.g.“The government has enacted an immutable law.”
- Not able to be altered in the memory after its value is set initially.e.g.“Constants are immutable.”
noun
- Something that cannot be changed.
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