labile

ˈlæbaɪl

Definition

Definition of labile - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

easily changing

Rare

likely to change or move easily

Rare

Her emotions are labile and change quickly.

changeable

unstable

unstable emotions

TECH.

emotionally unstable

TECH.

He was feeling particularly labile after the news..

unsteady

volatile

chemistry

TECH.

prone to chemical change or breakdown

TECH.

The labile compound decomposes rapidly in air.

reactive

unstable

volatile

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Origin of labile

Latin, labilis (liable to slip)

Examples of labile in a sentence

His labile nature makes him unpredictable in stressful situations.
Her labile mood swings made it hard to predict her reactions.
The medication made him less labile.
The labile nature of the substance required careful handling.
Labile molecules often react unpredictably.

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French:labile, émotionnellement instable, ...
German:labil, ...
Italian:labile, emotivamente instabile, ...
Spanish:lábil, emocionalmente frágil, ...
Portuguese:instável, emocionalmente instável, ...
Chinese:不稳定的, 情绪不稳定的, ...
Japanese:不安定な, 感情不安定, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُسْتَقِرّ, غَيْر مُسْتَقِر عَاطِفِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לֹא יַצִּיב, לֹא יָצִיב מִמַּחֲשָׁבָה רֶגֶשׁ, ...
Russian:лабильный, эмоционально нестабильный, ...
Ukrainian:нестабільний, емоційно нестабільний, ...
Hindi:परिवर्तनशील, भावनात्मक रूप से अस्थिर, ...
Bengali:পরিবর্তনশীল, অস্থিতিশীল, ...
Catalan:làbil, labil, ...
Czech:labilní, nevyrovnaný, ...
Danish:labil, ...
Dutch:labiel, emotioneel instabiel, ...
Greek:ευμετάβλητος, ευαίσθητος, ...
Hungarian:labilis, instabil, ...
Khmer:ងាយប្រែប្រួល, មិននឹងនរ, ...
Korean:불안정한, 감정 기복이 심한, ...
Persian:نوسانی, ناپایدار, ...
Polish:chwiejny, niestabilny emocjonalnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):lábil, emocionalmente instável, ...
Romanian:labil, instabil emoțional, ...
Swedish:labil, känslomässigt instabil, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนแปลงง่าย, อารมณ์แปรปรวน, ...
Turkish:değişken, duygusal olarak dengesiz, ...
Vietnamese:dễ thay đổi, không ổn định về cảm xúc, ...

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Definition of labile - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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