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lability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ləˈbɪlɪti/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being labile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A susceptibility to change; instability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From labile + -ity (compare French labilité, Italian labilità).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лабилност (labilnost) — state of being labile
  • Finnish: labiilisuus — state of being labile
  • Finnish: epävakaus — state of being labile
  • German: Labilität — state of being labile
  • Polish: labilność — state of being labile
  • Bulgarian: нестабилност (nestabilnost) — susceptibility to change
  • Finnish: labiilisuus — susceptibility to change
  • Finnish: epävakaus — susceptibility to change
  • German: Labilität — susceptibility to change
  • Italian: instabilità — susceptibility to change
  • Polish: labilność — susceptibility to change
  • Polish: chwiejność — susceptibility to change
  • Polish: niestabilność — susceptibility to change
  • Polish: zmienność — susceptibility to change