mobility

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The ability to move

   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.
   • 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.
2. 2

   A tendency to sudden change

   A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness.

3. 3

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

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   1. 4

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

   2. 5

      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.
   3. 6

      The mob

      The mob; the common people or rabble.

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

The neighborhood

• antonymimmobility
• neighborcongestion