volatile
Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditionsEvaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
» The situation has become very volatile.
Ситуация стала очень нестабильной.
Meaning
10 sensesEvaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
volatil, flüchtig, verdunstend
лету́чийletúčij
літки́йlitkýj
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
(informal)Of a substance, explosive.
explosiv, brisant
Of a price, variable or erratic.
Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
a volatile man
aufbrausend, labil, volatil
вспыльчивыйvspylʹčivyj
Fickle.
schwankend, unbeständig, unstet
изме́нчивыйizménčivyj, непостоя́нныйnepostojánnyj, изме́нчивыйizménčivyj
мінли́вийminlývyj
Temporary or ephemeral.
flüchtig, unbeständig, vergänglich
лету́чийletúčij
Of a situation potentially violent.
brisant
Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
volatil
энергозависимыйenergozavisimyj
(obsolete)Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
Examples
29 sentencesThe situation has become very volatile.
ruСитуация стала очень нестабильной.
This is really volatile.
The situation sounds volatile.
It's a volatile situation.
ruЭто неустойчивая ситуация.
This is a volatile gas.
deDas ist ein flüchtiges Gas.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”),From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“to fly”).
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Forms
more volatile, most volatile| Comparative | more volatile Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most volatile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
40 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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