noun
mobility
muh-BIH-lih-tee
noun
1
The ability to move around freely or easily.
"The physical therapy program helped restore mobility to her injured knee."
"A wheelchair gave him greater mobility around the office."
2
The ability of people to move between social or economic levels.
"Education is often seen as the key driver of social mobility."
"Economic mobility has stagnated for many working-class families."
How to Use Mobility
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow easily something (or someone) can move — physically, or up and down the social ladder.
Common pairings
social mobility
limited mobility
upward mobility
restore mobility
Word Forms
mobilities plural
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Etymology
From Middle French mobilité, ultimately from Latin mobilitas ("ease of movement"), the same root that gives us "mobile."