mov·able
ˈmü-və-bəl 
variants
or moveable
1
: capable of being moved
2
: changing date from year to year
movable holidays
variants
or moveable
: something (such as an article of furniture) that can be removed or displaced
Examples of movable in a Sentence
Adjective
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
Noun
when painting a room, you should first cover or remove all of the movables
packed our movables into the van and headed off to our new home
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Sunday’s matchup will feature a movable object clashing with a stoppable force.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
For those who want to boss around inanimate objects verbally, a voice command would also get the movables moving.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
The main salon features full-height windows and movable décor, connected to a circular staircase that leads to the mezzanine with the dining area.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Sunday’s matchup will feature a movable object clashing with a stoppable force.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
For those who want to boss around inanimate objects verbally, a voice command would also get the movables moving.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Movable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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movable
1 of 2 adjective
mov·able
variants
or moveable
1
: capable of being moved : not fixed
2
: changing date from year to year
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday
movable
2 of 2 noun
variants
or moveable
: a piece of property (as an article of furniture) that can be moved
Legal Definition
movable
2 of 2 noun
variants
or moveable
: an item of movable property
also
: a right or interest (as a chattel mortgage) in an item of movable property
bonds and annuities are incorporeal movables
—often used in pl.
compare immovable
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