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- [moh-buh l, -beel or, esp. British, -bahyl]
- /ˈmoʊ bəl, -bil or, esp. British, -baɪl/
- /ˈməʊbaɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [moh-buh l, -beel or, esp. British, -bahyl]
- /ˈmoʊ bəl, -bil or, esp. British, -baɪl/
Definitions of mobile word
- adjective mobile capable of moving or being moved readily. 1
- adjective mobile Digital Technology. pertaining to or noting a cell phone, usually one with computing ability, or a portable, wireless computing device used while held in the hand, as in mobile tablet; mobile PDA; mobile app. 1
- adjective mobile utilizing motor vehicles for ready movement: a mobile library. 1
- adjective mobile Military. permanently equipped with vehicles for transport. 1
- adjective mobile flowing freely, as a liquid. 1
- adjective mobile changeable or changing easily in expression, mood, purpose, etc.: a mobile face. 1
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Origin of mobile
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin, neuter of mōbilis movable, equivalent to mō- (variant stem of movēre to move) + -bilis -ble
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Parts of speech for Mobile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mobile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mobile
adj mobile
- roving — roaming or wandering.
- portable — portability
- liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
- itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
noun mobile
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- blower — The blower is the telephone.
- telephone — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
adjective mobile
- movable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- transport — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- rootless — having no roots.
- travelling — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
Antonyms for mobile
adj mobile
- settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- stationary — standing still; not moving.
- unmovable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
adjective mobile
- inexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression.
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
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