noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The state of being able to fly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The state of being unpredictable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: business, finance
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7
noun
Meaning 7
being easily excited
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: excitability, excitableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotionality, emotionalism
Narrower terms: boiling point
8
noun
Meaning 8
the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the volatility of the market drove many investors away
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unpredictability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: irresoluteness, irresolution
9
noun
Meaning 9
the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chemical property
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English volatile Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English volatility From volatile + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
летливост
(letlivost)
— state of being volatile
Catalan:
volatilitat
— state of being volatile
Chinese Mandarin:
揮發性 /挥发性
(huīfāxìng)
— state of being volatile
Finnish:
volatiliteetti
— state of being volatile
Galician:
volatilidade
— state of being volatile
Georgian:
ცვალებადობა
(cvalebadoba)
— state of being volatile
Georgian:
არამდგრადობა
(aramdgradoba)
— state of being volatile
Georgian:
არასტაბილურობა
(arasṭabiluroba)
— state of being volatile
Georgian:
მერყეობა
(merq̇eoba)
— state of being volatile
Greek:
μεταβλητότητα
(metavlitótita)
— state of being volatile
Hungarian:
illékonyság
— state of being volatile
Indonesian:
volatilitas
— state of being volatile
Irish:
luaineacht
— state of being volatile
Kazakh:
ұшпалылық
(ūşpalylyq)
— state of being volatile
Latin:
volātilitās
— state of being volatile
Malay:
kemeruapan
— state of being volatile
Manx:
so-ghaalaght
— state of being volatile
Portuguese:
volatilidade
— state of being volatile
Russian:
летучесть
(letúčest')
— state of being volatile
Spanish:
volatilidad
— state of being volatile
Welsh:
anweddolrwydd
— state of being volatile
Chinese Mandarin:
揮發性 /挥发性
(huīfāxìng)
— state of having a low boiling point
Czech:
prchavost
— state of having a low boiling point
Finnish:
volatiilisuus
— state of having a low boiling point
Finnish:
haihtuvuus
— state of having a low boiling point
German:
Volatilität
— state of having a low boiling point
German:
Flüchtigkeit
— state of having a low boiling point
Japanese:
揮発性
(kihatsusei)
— state of having a low boiling point
Manx:
so-ghaalaght
— state of having a low boiling point
Romanian:
volatilitate
— state of having a low boiling point
Finnish:
volatiilisuus
— computing: state of not retaining data
Japanese:
揮発性
(kihatsusei)
— computing: state of not retaining data
Russian:
энергозависимый
(energozavisimost')
— computing: state of not retaining data
Finnish:
lentokykyisyys
— state of being able to fly
Japanese:
飛行性
(hikosei)
— state of being able to fly
Finnish:
arvaamattomuus
— state of being unpredictable
Finnish:
ennustamattomuus
— state of being unpredictable
Finnish:
ailahtelevaisuus
— state of being unpredictable
Finnish:
epävakaisuus
— state of being unpredictable
Georgian:
ცვალებადობა
(cvalebadoba)
— state of being unpredictable
Georgian:
მერყეობა
(merq̇eoba)
— state of being unpredictable
Georgian:
არამდგრადობა
(aramdgradoba)
— state of being unpredictable
Japanese:
予測不能性
(yosoku-funōsei)
— state of being unpredictable
Russian:
нестабильный
(nestabilʹnyj)
— state of being unpredictable
Russian:
непредсказуемый
(nepredskazujemyj)
— state of being unpredictable
Spanish:
volatilidad
— state of being unpredictable
Czech:
volatilita
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Finnish:
volatiliteetti
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Georgian:
ცვალებადობა
(cvalebadoba)
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Georgian:
არასტაბილურობა
(arasṭabiluroba)
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Georgian:
არამდგრადობა
(aramdgradoba)
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
German:
Volatilität
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Hungarian:
volatilitás
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Japanese:
変動性
(hendōsei)
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Russian:
волатильность
(volatil'nost')
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Spanish:
volatilidad
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price
Swedish:
volatilitet
— financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price