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Fixedness

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Noun

1. fixedness, immobility, stationariness

remaining in place

2. fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness

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

3. fixedness, unalterability

the quality of being fixed and unchangeable

Example Sentences:
'the fixedness of his gaze upset her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fixedness

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adjective
1. 
attached or placed so as to be immovable
2. 
not subject to change; stable
fixed prices
3. 
steadily directed
a fixed expression
4. 
established as to relative position
a fixed point
5. 
not fluctuating; always at the same time
a fixed holiday
6. 
(of ideas, notions, etc) firmly maintained
7. 
(of an element) held in chemical combination
fixed nitrogen
8. 
(of a substance) nonvolatile
9. 
arranged
10. astrology
of, relating to, or belonging to the group consisting of the four signs of the zodiac Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, which are associated with stability
Compare cardinal (sense 9), mutable (sense 2)
11. informal
equipped or provided for, as with money, possessions, etc
12. informal
illegally arranged
a fixed trial

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fixedness

see synonyms of fixedness
adjective
1. 
firmly placed or attached; not movable
2. 
established; settled; set
a fixed price
3. 
steady; unmoving; resolute
a fixed purpose
4. 
remaining in the same position relative to the earth
a fixed satellite
5. 
persisting obstinately in the mind and tending to control the thoughts and actions; obsessive
a fixed idea
6.  Chemistry
a. 
nonvolatile, as a vegetable oil
b. 
incorporated into a stable compound from its free state, as atmospheric nitrogen
c. 
permanently held, as a fabric dye
7.  US, Informal
supplied with something needed, specif. money
comfortably fixed for life
8.  US, Slang
with the outcome dishonestly arranged beforehand
a fixed race

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fixedness

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adj.
1. Firmly in position; stationary: a fixed dwelling.
2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price.
3. Not subject to change or variation; unchanging: pensioners on a fixed income.
4. Chemistry
a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.
b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen.
5.
a. Firmly, often dogmatically held: fixed beliefs.
b. Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive: a fixed, delusive notion.
6. Supplied, especially with funds. Often used in combination: a well-fixed bachelor.
7. Illegally prearranged as to outcome: a fixed election.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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