Fixedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remaining in place

the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkstnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkstnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkstnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɪkstnəs/.

Examples

the fixedness of his gaze upset her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

secureness immobility unalterability fastness stationariness fixity fixture

Antonyms

looseness

Parts of Speech

noun	remaining in place
noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
noun	the quality of being fixed and unchangeable “the fixedness of his gaze upset her”

Word Forms

stationary	adjective	standing still
immobile	adjective	securely fixed in place
fixed	adjective	fixed and unmoving; ; - Connor Cruise O'Brien
fast	adjective	securely fixed in place
fix	verb	cause to be firmly attached
secure	adjective	not likely to fail or give way
unalterable	adjective	remaining the same for indefinitely long times

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Festigkeit

an Ort und Stelle bleiben

🇫🇷French

fixation

restant en place

🇪🇸Spanish

fijeza

permaneciendo en su lugar

🇮🇹Italian

fissità

rimanendo al suo posto

🇳🇱Dutch

vastheid

op zijn plaats blijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

fixidez

permanecendo no lugar

🇷🇺Russian

неподвижность

остающийся на месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिरता

जगह पर शेष

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিরতা

জায়গায় অবশিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைத்தன்மை

இடத்தில் மீதமுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరత్వం

స్థానంలో మిగిలిపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिरता

जागेवर शिल्लक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિરતા

સ્થાને રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരത

സ്ഥലത്ത് അവശേഷിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰਤਾ

ਜਗ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਬਾਕੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحکام

جگہ پر باقی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

固定性

留在原地

🇯🇵Japanese

固定性

その場に残っている

🇰🇷Korean

정착

그 자리에 남아있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính cố định

còn lại tại chỗ

🇹🇭Thai

ความคงที่

ยังคงอยู่ในสถานที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketetapan

tersisa di tempatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

katatagan

nananatili sa puwesto

🇲🇾Malay

ketetapan

kekal di tempatnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرسوخ

البقاء في مكانه

🇮🇷Persian

ثابت بودن

در جای خود باقی مانده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sabitlik

yerinde kalan

🇮🇱Hebrew

קביעות

נשארים במקום

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