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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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

2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute;
- Example: "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"
[syn: volatility, unpredictability]

3. being easily excited;
[syn: excitability, excitableness, volatility]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Volatileness \Vol"a*tile*ness\, Volatility \Vol`a*til"i*ty\, n.
   [Cf. F. volatilit['e].]
   Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate;
   changeableness; fickleness.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: See Levity.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

volatility
    n 1: the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to
         a vapor
    2: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility
       of the market drove many investors away" [syn: volatility,
       unpredictability]
    3: being easily excited [syn: excitability, excitableness,
       volatility]