browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
volatile |
Grep of noun volatile sal volatile volatile volatile oil Overview of noun volatile The noun volatile has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. volatile -- (a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles") Overview of adj volatile The adj volatile has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) volatile -- ((chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents") 2. explosive, volatile -- (liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation") 3. fickle, volatile -- (marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections") 4. volatile -- (tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions") Antonyms of adj volatile 4 senses of volatile Sense 1 volatile (vs. nonvolatile) nonvolatile (vs. volatile), nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable Sense 2 explosive, volatile INDIRECT (VIA unstable) -> stable Sense 3 fickle, volatile INDIRECT (VIA inconstant) -> constant Sense 4 volatile INDIRECT (VIA changeable) -> unchangeable Similarity of adj volatile 4 senses of volatile Sense 1 volatile (vs. nonvolatile) => evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, volatilizable, volatilisable Also See-> inconstant#1 Sense 2 explosive, volatile => unstable (vs. stable) Sense 3 fickle, volatile => inconstant (vs. constant) Sense 4 volatile => changeable (vs. unchangeable), changeful Attributes of adj volatile Familiarity of adj volatile volatile used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj volatile nonvolatile volatile Overview of noun volatile The noun volatile has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. volatile -- (a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles") Overview of adj volatile The adj volatile has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) volatile -- ((chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents") 2. explosive, volatile -- (liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation") 3. fickle, volatile -- (marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections") 4. volatile -- (tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions")
volatile definition
This work is licensed under a
