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movability

movability noun: the condition of being movable; ability or capacity to be moved.

Noun

movability (countable and uncountable, plural movabilities)

  1. The condition of being movable; ability or capacity to be moved.
  2. The ability to move (oneself).
    • 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
    • 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 466

Forms of movability

pluralmovabilities

Origin of movability

From move + -ability.

Questions about movability

What does movability mean?
Movability means the condition of being movable; ability or capacity to be moved.
What part of speech is movability?
Movability is a noun.
What is the plural of movability?
The plural of movability is movabilities.

Words near movability in the dictionary

  1. mouzouna
  2. mouzounas
  3. MOV
  4. mov'd
  5. movabilities
  6. movability
  7. movable
  8. movable alphabet
  9. movable alphabets
  10. movable bridge
  11. movable bridges

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