Volatility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

the trait of being unpredictably irresolute

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌɑːlɐtˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌɒlɐtˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌɒlɐtˈɪlɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /vˌɑːlɐtˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Examples

the volatility of the market drove many investors away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unpredictability excitability excitableness

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
noun	the trait of being unpredictably irresolute “the volatility of the market drove many investors away”
noun	being easily excited

Word Forms

volatile	adjective	evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
excitable	adjective	easily excited

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Volatilität

die Eigenschaft, sich leicht von einem Feststoff oder einer Flüssigkeit in einen Dampf umzuwandeln

🇫🇷French

volatilité

propriété de passer facilement d'un solide ou d'un liquide à une vapeur

🇪🇸Spanish

volatilidad

Propiedad de cambiar fácilmente de sólido o líquido a vapor.

🇮🇹Italian

volatilità

la proprietà di trasformarsi facilmente dallo stato solido o liquido allo stato di vapore

🇳🇱Dutch

wisselvalligheid

de eigenschap om gemakkelijk van een vaste stof of vloeistof naar een damp te veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

volatilidade

a propriedade de mudar rapidamente de um sólido ou líquido para um vapor

🇷🇺Russian

волатильность

свойство легко переходить из твердого состояния или жидкости в пар.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिरता

ठोस या तरल से शीघ्रता से वाष्प में बदलने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

কঠিন বা তরল থেকে বাষ্পে সহজেই পরিবর্তন করার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலையற்ற தன்மை

ஒரு திட அல்லது திரவத்திலிருந்து ஒரு நீராவிக்கு உடனடியாக மாறும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరత

ఘన లేదా ద్రవం నుండి ఆవిరికి సులభంగా మారే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिरता

घन किंवा द्रव ते वाफेमध्ये सहजपणे बदलण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિરતા

ઘન અથવા પ્રવાહીમાંથી વરાળમાં સરળતાથી બદલવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಂಚಲತೆ

ಘನ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವದಿಂದ ಆವಿಗೆ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥിരത

ഒരു ഖര അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു നീരാവിയിലേക്ക് എളുപ്പത്തിൽ മാറുന്നതിനുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਫ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اتار چڑھاؤ

ٹھوس یا مائع سے بخارات میں آسانی سے تبدیل ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挥发性

容易从固体或液体转变为蒸气的性质

🇯🇵Japanese

ボラティリティ

固体または液体から蒸気に容易に変化する性質

🇰🇷Korean

휘발성

고체나 액체에서 기체로 쉽게 변하는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự biến động

tính chất dễ dàng thay đổi từ chất rắn hoặc chất lỏng sang hơi

🇹🇭Thai

ความผันผวน

คุณสมบัติของการเปลี่ยนจากของแข็งหรือของเหลวไปเป็นไอได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keriangan

sifat mudah berubah dari padat atau cair menjadi uap

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasumpungin

ang katangian ng madaling pagbabago mula sa isang solid o likido sa isang singaw

🇲🇾Malay

turun naik

sifat mudah berubah daripada pepejal atau cecair kepada wap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقلب

خاصية التحول بسهولة من الحالة الصلبة أو السائلة إلى البخار

🇮🇷Persian

نوسانات

خاصیت تغییر آسان از جامد یا مایع به بخار

🇹🇷Turkish

oynaklık

katı veya sıvı halden buhar haline kolaylıkla geçme özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

תנודתיות

התכונה של שינוי קל ממוצק או נוזל לאדים

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