volatile
/vɑlətɪl/
adjectivenoun
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1
Liable to lead to sudden change or violence.
“a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation”
2
Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments.
“a flirt's volatile affections”
3
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
“volatile oils”
“volatile solvents”
4
NOUNTending to vary often or widely.
“volatile stocks”
“volatile emotions”
1
A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.
“it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
WORD FORMS
Related formvolatility
Related formvolatilize
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinolatilevay
Starts & ends withV … E
Syllablesvol · a · tile
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
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