mobility

noun

USmoh-BIL-i-tee/moʊˈbɪlɪti/UKmuh-BIL-i-tee/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/

5 meanings of mobility

1
noununcountable
The ability to move easily from one place to another.
Like a wheel that turns freely instead of being stuck.
After the surgery, she slowly got her mobility back.
Good shoes can help your mobility on rough ground.
Similarmovement, motion, maneuverability
Oppositeimmobility
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2
noununcountable
The chance for people to move to a higher or lower class or job.
Like climbing steps to reach a better life.
Education can improve social mobility for children from poor families.
In some countries, mobility between the classes is very hard.
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3
noununcountable
How easily soldiers and their equipment can move to a new place.
Like a sports team that can quickly move its players around the field.
Helicopters gave the troops greater mobility in the mountains.
Heavy tanks reduced the army's mobility on the muddy roads.
Similarmaneuverability, agility
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4
noununcountable
How much the tiny parts of a liquid or gas are moving.
Like marbles that roll around freely instead of being packed tight.
Heating a gas increases the mobility of its particles.
In a thick syrup, the mobility of the molecules is low.
Similarmotion, movement
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5
nounliteraryuncountable
A tendency to change quickly and often.
Like the weather that can change from sunny to stormy within an hour.
The mobility of public taste makes any trend short-lived.
He wrote about the mobility of human feeling, always shifting.
Similarchangeability, mutability, fickleness, inconstancy, volatility
Oppositeconstancy, stability, steadfastness
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Origin

From Latin mōbilitās, meaning 'mobility', which came into English through Middle French mobilité.