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nonmoving

nonmoving

1 3.0
Staying in the same place and not changing position
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈmuːvɪŋ/
translation icon : inmóvil
  • It suppresses aphids, lepidopterans (both eggs and small larvae), and a variety of other slow or nonmoving, soft-bodied arthropods.
  • a nonmoving party

Examples

  • 29. The nonmoving party must come forward with more than a mere scintilla of evidence in support of its position.

    Academic text (1995)
  • 28 No genuine issue of material fact exists where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party.

    Academic text (1995)
  • 30 Evidence presented by the nonmoving party must be adequate to support a finding by a reasonable fact-finder. 31 The nonmoving party has not met the burden of production through presentation of "testimony that an event 'could have happened' or was 'possible,'" 32 or even that an event "must have" happened.

    Academic text (1995)
  • 30 Evidence presented by the nonmoving party must be adequate to support a finding by a reasonable fact-finder. 31 The nonmoving party has not met the burden of production through presentation of "testimony that an event 'could have happened' or was 'possible,'" 32 or even that an event "must have" happened.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Further on the horizon are nonmoving actuators, such as those using acousto-optic or electro-optic beam deflection.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The statue stood in the garden, a nonmoving reminder of the artist's talent.

  • During the storm, the trees remained nonmoving, braving the fierce winds.

  • The nonmoving car was parked safely at the side of the road, away from traffic.

Synonyms

stationary
vsnonmoving
46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

is about not changing position without meaning permanently fixed
motionless
vsnonmoving
41 3.0

Completely still with no movement, like a statue

is simply not changing position but not necessarily absolute stillness
immobile
vsnonmoving
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

describes lack of movement but does not imply inability to be moved
inert
vsnonmoving
7 5.5

Not moving and without the energy or will to act

is only about lack of movement and not about lacking energy or will
inactive
vsnonmoving
4 2.3

Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy

focuses narrowly on position and motion rather than wider inactivity
unmoving
vsnonmoving
1 2.2

Completely still and keeping the same position

is about lacking position change without implying absence of activity
stational
vsnonmoving
  • Archaic
9.2

Not moving and fixed in one place

is about absence of movement rather than the state of being set
moveless
vsnonmoving
6.9

Completely still and not changing position

is simply lack of motion without implying inability
nondynamic
vsnonmoving
6.4

Stays the same and does not change

focuses on not changing position rather than lacking overall activity
unshifted
vsnonmoving
5.0

Not moved or changed from where it was before

is about current lack of motion, not necessarily about original position
immoveable
vsnonmoving
  • UK
4.3

Cannot be moved physically or in opinion

describes simple absence of motion, not the intention or fixed installation
nonmobile
vsnonmoving
6.5

Unable to move or be moved easily

indicates not changing position without implying difficulty or being impossible to move

Antonyms

1 1.0

Not still and going from one place to another

How Mobile

mobile
81 2.7
moving
1 1.0
nonmoving
1 3.0

Surface Forms

nonmoving positive

Morphology

nonmoving = moving (transparent) = non + moving

The productive negative prefix 'non-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'moving', yielding the opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word nonmoving is made of non- ('not') and moving, from the word 'move' meaning 'to change place or position'. So nonmoving means 'not moving', something that stays in the same place.