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- [vol-uh-tl, -til or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl or, esp. British, -ˌtaɪl/
- /ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/
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- [vol-uh-tl, -til or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl or, esp. British, -ˌtaɪl/
Definitions of volatile word
- adjective volatile evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent. 1
- adjective volatile tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation. 1
- adjective volatile changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition. 1
- adjective volatile (of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly: volatile market conditions. 1
- adjective volatile fleeting; transient: volatile beauty. 1
- adjective volatile Computers. of or relating to storage that does not retain data when electrical power is turned off or fails. 1
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Origin of volatile
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin volātilis, equivalent to volāt(us) (past participle of volāre to fly; see -ate1) + -ilis -ile
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Parts of speech for Volatile
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
volatile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
volatile usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for volatile
adj volatile
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
adjective volatile
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- checkered — having a pattern of squares
- chequered — If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
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