mobility en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /moʊˈbɪlɪti/ (Canada, General-American)
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- [moʊˈbɪləɾi] (Canada, General-American)
- /moʊˈbɪləti/ (Canada, General-American)
- [moʊˈbɪlɪɾi] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin mōbilitās (“mobility”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The ability to move; capacity for movement.
I find the enduring existence of high heels both a frustrating mystery and a testament to the triumph of women’s neuroses over their mobility.
2015 June 15, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian:In the late 19th and early 20th century, the festive season was also a period of great mobility before, during and after Christmas Day. But the railways kept working.
2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 32:
- (countable, literary, uncountable) A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness.
- (countable, uncountable) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position.
- (countable, uncountable) The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement.
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(countable, uncountable) The ability of people to move between different social levels or professional occupations.
The difficulty of rising up the economic ladder is reflected in the decline in mobility in the United States. […] The frustration over the lack of mobility is particularly acute for those without college degrees.
2020 July 28, Thomas B. Edsall, “Trump Is Trying to Bend Reality to His Will”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mobilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
social mobility · macromobility · micromobility · paleomobility · mobility kill · retromobility · electromobility · urban mobility · emobility · e-mobility · popmobility · palaeomobility · upward mobility · thermomobility · intermobility · dysmobility · sustainable mobililty · hypermobility · mobility scooter · personal transportation mobility · economic mobility · automobility · mobicentric · hypomobility · personal mobility device
Relateds
mobile (terms related to mobility (noun)) · mobilize (terms related to mobility (noun)) · congestion · mobilization (terms related to mobility (noun)) · move (terms related to mobility (noun))
Synonyms
Translations (46)
id mobilitas (ability to move) · ja 機動 (ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position) · la mōbilitās (ability to move) · es movilidad (ability to move) · ast movilidá (ability to move) · lv kustīgums (ability to move) · ru моби́льность (ability to move) · fr mobilité (ability to move) · de Mobilität (ability to move) · ga luaineacht (ability to move) · bg мобилност (ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position) · fi liikkuvuus (ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position) · ka მობილობა (ability to move) · ru подви́жность (ability to move) · tl pagkakakilos (ability to move) · sk mobilita (ability to move) · cmn 流動性 /流动性 (ability to move) · ga lúth (ability to move) · ja 動きやすさ (ability to move) · sv rörlighet (ability to move) · gl mobilidade (ability to move) · cs pohyblivost (ability to move) · lv mobilitāte (ability to move) · ia mobilitate (ability to move) · pl ruchomość (ability to move) · pl mobilność (ability to move) · ja 流動性 (ease of movement between social levels) · bg подвижност (ability to move) · ka მოძრაობა (ability to move) · sk mobilita (ease of movement between social levels) · id mobilitas (ease of movement between social levels) · pt mobilidade (ability to move) · sk pohyblivosť (ability to move) · tr hareketlilik (ability to move) · el κινητικότητα (ability to move) · mk подвижност (ability to move) · id mobilitas (ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position) · ja 可動 (ability to move) · fi liikkuvuus (ease of movement between social levels) · cs mobilita (ability to move) · it mobilità (ability to move) · de Mobilität (ease of movement between social levels) · ca mobilitat (ability to move) · sk mobilita (ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position) · tr devingenlik (ability to move) · fi liikkuvuus (ability to move)