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Meaning of "lability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LABILITY

lability  [ləˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lability

Lability refers to something that is constantly undergoing change or something that is likely to undergo change.

Definition of lability in the English dictionary

The definition of lability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being prone to chemical change. Other definition of lability is the quality or state of being liable to change or move.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABILITY

labia minora
labial
labial pipe
labialisation
labialise
labialism
labiality
labialization
labialize
labially
labiate
labiated
Labiche
labile
labiodental
labionasal
labiovelar
labis
labium
labium minus pudendi

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of lability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABILITY

Find out the translation of lability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不稳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

labilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

lability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عطوبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лабильность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

labilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

labilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Labil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Labilität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不安定性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불안정성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lability
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लवचीकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oynaklığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

labilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

labilność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лабільність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

labilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστάθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

labiliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

labilitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

labilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABILITY»

The term «lability» is regularly used and occupies the 101.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABILITY»

Discover the use of lability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Neurologic Rating Scales, 2nd Edition
Affective Lability A large number of terms have been used for the lability of affective expression related to pseudobulbar palsy. These include pathologic laughing and weeping, affective lability, emotional lability, emotional incontinence, lability ...
Robert M. Herndon
2
The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders
Darrel and Alan thought something was clearly awry, and when they returned to the rehabilitation unit, they asked the speech-language pathologist about it. According to the speech-language pathologist, emotional lability is the exaggerated ...
Dennis C. Tanner, 2008
3
Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice
Brown and colleagues (1998) (92) treated 20 patients with post- stroke " emotionalism" (either PLC or affective lability) with fluoxetine in a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Those individuals receiving fluoxetine exhibited statistically and ...
Nathan Zasler, Douglas Katz, MD, Ross D. Zafonte, 2007
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Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter
DOM “lability” is an entirely operational term generally used in the context of intrinsic properties of the DOM, but these are often intimately linked to extrinsic regulatory factors, and it is sometimes difficult to separate their independent effects on ...
Stuart Findlay, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, 2003
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ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Also, the possibility implied by the GAL4 results, that the zinc sites may have some substitutional lability, raises further questions as to the role of zinc in the transcription of the genetic information stored in DNA. B. Mercury Nature has evolved a ...
A. G. Sykes, 1991
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Transitivity: Form, Meaning, Acquisition, and Processing
Table 2 shows that all languages with lability in the spontaneous zone are detransitivizing (they do not have productive grammatical means of transitiviza- tion, i.e. a grammatical causative marker). Conversely, all languages with lability in the ...
Patrick Brandt, Marco Garcia García, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Adolescence
ROGER J. R. LEVESQUE Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA Lability refers to the quality of being able to experience a broader range of emotions, in the sense that individuals who are more emotionally labile exhibit a greater degree of ...
Roger J. R. Levesque, 2012
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New Challenges in Typology: Transcending the Borders and ...
Section 3 examines in detail one of these relationships, that between the anticausative subtype of lability and (anti)causative derivation, and shows that in some cases lability and (anti)causative markers are mutually exclusive, but that often ...
Patience Epps, Alexandre Arkhipov, 2009
9
Stochastic Cellular Systems: Ergodicity, Memory, Morphogenesis
In view of the above statements we propose the following identification: Model lability = (atx)~\ where tx is the average time required for the system to pass over from the initial state x to any of its stationary states, and a is a constant. In this way  ...
R. L. Dobrushin, V. I. Kri︠u︡kov, A. L. Toom, 1990
10
Skin Conductance Response as a Marker of Intuitive Decision ...
Researchers may need to control for artifact, stability, and lability between individuals in order to strengthen the interpretation of skin conductance response data (Freixa i Baque, 1982). Stability and Lability Stability within electrodermal activity ...
Leslie K. Payne, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lability is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hamlet review: Cut-snake danger to Josh McConville's Danish prince
There's a dangerous lability to McConville that recalls flashes Mel Gibson's cut-snake performance in the Zefferelli film. Ultimately though, it's a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Light can do more
Especially, the synthesis of aryl iodides by light has long been considered impossible due to their photo-lability. The traditional method is the ... «McGill Reporter, Jul 15»
3
What is pseudobulbar affect?
... progressive supranuclear palsy.2 Other names for this condition are pathologic crying or laughing, emotional incontinence, emotional lability, ... «Dentistry IQ, Jul 15»
4
8 Common Mental Disorders Affecting Nigerians
Symptoms include; mood lability, tearfulness, anxiety, and irritability. Symptoms do not interfere with the woman's ability to function. 6. «Nigerian Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
BP - The Settlement Will Attract Hedge Funds As Buyers (BP)
BP can use some of the settlement payments to lower its tax lability, which will increase EPS. BP will also have lower legal bills, which will also ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
6
Before Bipolar: Is There a Prodrome?
Unfortunately, this ISBD review only raises more doubt as to how to proceed when faced with a young person with mood lability or depressive ... «Psychiatric Times, Jul 15»
7
Poor Sleep Is Associated With Worsening Symptoms For Women …
Mood outcome was measured on a scale by the severity, frequency, and emotional lability of depressive or manic symptoms. For women, poor ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
8
Re A (A Child) [2014] EWHC 4836 (Fam)
... personality difficulties was such that, when exposed to significant stress, her emotional lability and volatility and impulsive behaviour would ... «Family Law Week, Jul 15»
9
Positive Results Reported for Nuedexta (Dextromethorphan …
... Study–Lability Scale (CNS-LS). A total of 134 patients had dementia/Alzheimer's disease; 120 patients had TBI; and 113 patients had stroke. «P&T Community, Jul 15»
10
One To Tango: Susan Alcorn brings her pedal steel guitar to …
Throughout she captures Piazzolla's tricky rhythms and his emotional and musical lability. It is the most instantly accessible album of her career. «Baltimore City Paper, Jun 15»

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