mobility
/məʊˈbɪləti
/noun [mass noun]
1The ability to move or be moved freely and easily: this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints...
- It makes it possible for people who have real problems of mobility to participate more easily in their own democracy.
- The group had a degree of child mobility with children moving between carers for a range of reasons.
- Now she fears her permanently-limited mobility has blocked that ambition.
Synonyms
ability to move, movability, moveableness, motility, vigour, strength, potency
transportability, portability, manoeuvrability
1.1The ability to move between different levels in society or employment: industrialization would open up increasing chances of social mobility...
- The most egalitarian societies are also those with the highest level of social mobility.
- That is, there would have to be the possibility of both upward and downward social mobility.
- The middle class is large and for its members, upward or downward social mobility is rather easy.
Synonyms
adaptability, flexibility, versatility, adjustability
Rhymes
- commercial art
- commercial at
- commercial bank
- commercial banker
- commercial banking
- commercial bill
- commercial break
- commercialisation
- commercialise
- commercialism
- commerciality
- commercialization
- poutish
- pouty
- POV
- povereese
- poveretto
- poverise
- poverish
- poverished
- poverty
- poverty bush
- poverty-grass
- poverty-hardened
- poverty level