sessile
1 synonym and 2 antonyms for sessile, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Fixed permanently to a surface and unable to move about.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
stalkless
Antonyms
vagile
pedunculate
Etymology
Traces back to Latin sessilis ("sitting"), from sessus, the perfect passive participle of the verb sedeō ("to sit"), with the adjective suffix -ilis added. Compare session.
Full origin of sessile →