MOBILE


Meaning of MOBILE in English

[ 'məʊbʌɪl ]

■ adjective able to move or be moved freely or easily.

↘(of a shop, library, etc.) accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around.

↘able or willing to move between occupations, places of residence, or social classes.

■ noun

1》 a decorative structure suspended so as to turn freely in the air.

2》 a ~ phone.

Phrases

upwardly (or downwardly ) ~ moving to a higher (or lower) social class.

Derivatives

mobility noun

Origin

C15 (earlier (ME) as mobility ): via Fr. from L. mobilis , from movere 'to move'.

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