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Noun: mobility  mow'bi-li-tee
  1. Ability to move or be moved freely and easily
    "The injury affected his mobility"
     
  2. Ability to change social, economic, or occupational status or location
    "Education increases social mobility"; "Geographic mobility helps in finding better opportunities"
     
  3. (military) capacity for quick movement and deployment
    "The light infantry units provided tactical mobility"

Derived forms: mobilities

Type of: quality

Antonym: immobility

Encyclopedia: Mobility