Meanings
plural movabilities
- countableuncountableThe condition of being movable; ability or capacity to be moved.
- countableuncountableThe ability to move (oneself).
Helping him through months of physiotherapy, trying to help him regain his memory as well as his movability. […]
2012, Maryann Phillips, Sticks and Stones, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 4661 more example
His progressive improvement will be best indicated by noting briefly the increase in his movability. When admitted, 15th April, he could barely put his hands to his mouth; 17th, was able to turn on his back; 20th, could partly raise himself […]
1875 July to December, The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, volume LX, page 501
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmovēre
- Old Northern Frenchmover
- Middle Englishmoven
- Englishmove
- Englishmovability
Translations
Italian mobilità
- mobilitàcondition of being movable
Polish mobilność, ruchomość
- mobilnośćcondition of being movable
- ruchomośćcondition of being movable
Cite this entry
movability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movability
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