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   volatile

   /ˈvɒlətʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures: "volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene" Similar evaporativevaporousvaporescentexplosiveeruptiveinflammableunstabletechnical:labile
   • 2. liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse: "the political situation was becoming more volatile" Similar tensestrainedfraughtuneasyuncomfortablechargedexplosiveeruptiveinflammatoryturbulentin turmoilfull of upheavalsinformal:hairynail-bitingwhite-knuckledodgyOpposite stablecalm
   • ▪ (of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion: "a passionate, volatile young man" Similar unpredictablechangeablevariableinconstantinconsistentuncertainerraticirregularunstableturbulentunsteadyunsettledunreliableundependablechangingever-changingvaryingshiftingfluctuatingfluidmutableproteanfitfulwaveringfull of ups and downsmercurialcapriciouswhimsicalfickleflightygiddyimpulsivewaywardtemperamentalhighly strungexcitableemotionaloveremotionalfierymoodycholericstormytempestuousvolcanicinformal:blowing hot and coldpeakytechnical:labilerare:fluctuantchangefulOpposite stableconstant
   • 3. (of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.

   noun

   • 1. a volatile substance.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘creature that flies’, also, as a collective, ‘birds’): from Old French volatil or Latin volatilis, from volare ‘to fly’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. volatileness noun

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   VOLATILE definition: 1. likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse: 2. likely to change…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change. a volatile market. b. : unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition. 2. a. : tending to erupt into violence : explosive. a volatile temper. b. : easily aroused. volatile suspicions. c. : lighthearted, lively. 3.

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   Volatile definition: evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor. See examples of VOLATILE used in a sentence.

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   A person who is volatile loses his or her temper suddenly and violently. A volatile political situation could erupt into civil war. When the stock market is volatile, it fluctuates greatly. And in scientific language, a volatile oil evaporates quickly.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › volatileVolatile - definition of volatile by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent. 2. tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation. 3. characterized by or liable to sharp or sudden changes; unstable: a volatile stock market.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › volatileVOLATILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   VOLATILE definition: 1. A volatile person can suddenly become angry or violent. 2. A volatile situation might suddenly…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › volatileVOLATILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. A situation that is volatile is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly. There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. The international oil markets have been highly volatile since the early 1970s. Armed soldiers guard the streets in this volatile atmosphere.