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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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   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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   Definitions of volatile. adjective. liable to lead to sudden change or violence. “a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation” synonyms: explosive. unstable. lacking stability or fixity or firmness. adjective. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments. “a flirt's volatile affections” synonyms: fickle.

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   adjective. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent. tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation. Synonyms: unsettled, unstable, eruptive. changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition.

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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.

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   (of a situation) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous synonym unstable. This is a highly volatile situation from which riots might develop. Exporting the product was difficult due to a volatile exchange rate. a potentially volatile situation. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryVOLATILE definition in American English | Collins English...

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    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. changeable; mercurial; flighty. a volatile disposition.