English Explanatory Dictionary

mobility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability to move; capacity for movement.
  2. A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness.
  3. The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position.
  4. The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement.
  5. The ability of people to move between different social levels or professional occupations.
noun
  1. The mob; the common people or rabble.

Pronunciation

/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mobility.wav /moʊˈbɪlɪti/

Word forms

mobility mobilities

Etymology

From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”).

Synonyms

mobileness

Antonyms

immobility

Related words

congestion mobile mobilization mobilize move

Derived words

automobility dysmobility economic mobility electromobility e-mobility emobility hypermobility hypomobility intermobility macromobility micromobility mobicentric mobility kill mobility scooter palaeomobility paleomobility personal mobility device personal transportation mobility popmobility retromobility social mobility sustainable mobililty thermomobility upward mobility urban mobility
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