mobility

CEFRB2

/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to move easily or be moved.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness.

Examples

  • Wheelchairs give people with physical disabilities more mobility.

  • She singled you out with her eye as commander-in-chief of the mobility.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [moʊˈbɪlɪɾi]
  • /moʊˈbɪlɪti/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position.

  2. The ability to move; capacity for movement.

  3. The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement.

More examples

In context

  • The team lacked mobility.

  • Thus, while Morris contemptuously characterized committees of correspondence, popular assemblies, and public debate as the actions of the "mobility" (the mob), John Adams announced that the destruction of a stamp office by a mob "was thought an honorable and...

  • Thus, while Morris contemptuously characterized committees of correspondence, popular assemblies, and public debate as the actions of the "mobility" (the mob), John Adams announced that the destruction of a stamp office by a mob "was thought an honorable and glorious act" of the people.

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Origin

noun

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