US /moʊˈbɪlɪti/ UK /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/
noun Freq #21277

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The ability to move or be moved freely.

    The injury affected the mobility of her right arm.

  2. 2
    noun

    The ability of people to move between different social classes or jobs.

    A good education can improve social mobility.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the ability to move or be... mobileness
Opposites
Word family
Forms mobilities
Derived forms automobilitydysmobilitye-mobilityelectromobilityemobilityhypermobilityhypomobilityintermobilitymacromobilitymicromobilitymobicentricpalaeomobility
Related forms congestion

Etymology

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

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