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volatile
What does volatile mean?
volatile (adjective): tending to vary often or widely.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use volatile in a sentence?
- Volatile stocks. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Volatile emotions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce volatile?
/ˈvɑlətəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does volatile come from?
From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“to fly”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to volatile
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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unfavorable; negative; not good
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excellent, exciting, remarkable
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tending to vary often or widely
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fit or ready for use or service
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