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labile

Syllables: la·bile/ˈleɪ.baɪl/

labile adjective: liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.

Adjective

labile (comparative more labile, superlative most labile)

  1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
  2. Apt or likely to change.
    • Pythagoras [said] that each thing or matter was ever gliding and labile.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    unstable
  3. Of a compound or bond, kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
    • Certain drugs can be conjugated to polymer molecules with a linkage that is labile at low pH to effect controlled release in a cellular endosome.
    • Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.
  4. Of a verb, able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.

labile meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

labile in Tamil

அழிவு, நிலைமாற்றம், நிலையற்ற, நிலையற்றது, சீரற்ற நடை, தள நழுவும்

labile in Urdu

لغزندہ, رواں, زوال پذیر

labile in Bengali

অস্থির, পরিবর্তনশীল, সহজে প্রভাবিত হয় এমন

Synonyms of labile

Forms of labile

comparativemore labile
superlativemost labile

Origin of labile

Borrowed from Middle French labile, borrowed from Latin lābilis (“slipping, transitent”).

Words formed from labile

Phrases with labile

Words that rhyme with labile

Questions about labile

What does labile mean?
Labile means liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
What is labile in Tamil?
Labile in Tamil is அழிவு, நிலைமாற்றம், நிலையற்ற. See Labile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is labile?
Labile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce labile?
Labile is pronounced /ˈleɪ.baɪl/ (UK).

Words near labile in the dictionary

  1. labidostommatids
  2. labidurid
  3. labidurids
  4. labiid
  5. labiids
  6. labile
  7. labile affect
  8. labile affects
  9. labile verb
  10. labile verbs
  11. labilely

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: labile (page history and authors); labile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); labile (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); labile (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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