automobile

C2+ Topic:Transportation

US /ˈɔtəməˌbil/ UK /ˈɔːtəməbiːl/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car

The new automobile boasted a more efficient engine.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a self-propelled passenger... car motorcar vehicle auto motor

Word family

Derived forms automobilistautomobiling

Related forms mobile autoautomotive

Etymology

From French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move').

autos Ancient Greek mobilis Latin

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# automobile

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔtəməˌbil
**IPA (UK):** ˈɔːtəməbiːl

## Meanings
1. a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car

## Examples
- The new automobile boasted a more efficient engine.

## Synonyms
- car
- motorcar
- vehicle
- auto
- motor

## Derived Forms
- automobilist
- automobiling

## Related Forms
- mobile
- auto
- automotive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: autos
- Root: mobilis
- Affix: auto- - self

## Etymology
From French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move').

## AI Etymology
Automobile is from French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move'). Important recorded forms include autos (Ancient Greek) and mobilis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car. The wider family includes derived forms such as automobilist and automobiling and related words such as mobile, auto, and automotive.

## Topics
- Transportation

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