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mōbĭlĭtas , ātis, f. mobilis,
I.movableness, mobility, activity, speed, rapidity, quickness (class.).
I. Lit.: “animal mobilitate celerrimā,” Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 42: “linguae,” volubility, id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: equitum, agility, rapidity (opp. stabilitas peditum), Caes. B. G. 4, 33: “fulminis,” quickness, Lucr. 6, 323. sanare mobilitates dentium, looseness, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 224.—
II. Trop.
A. Changeableness, fickleness, inconstancy: “quid est inconstantiā, mobilitate, levitate turpius?” Cic. Phil. 7, 3, 9: “fortunae,” Nep. Dion. 6, 1: “ingenii,” inconstancy of character, Sall. J. 88, 6: “vulgi,” Tac. H. 5, 8.—
B. Quickness, vivacity: “opus est naturali quādam mobilitate animi,” Quint. 10, 7, 8.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 4.33
    • Cicero, Philippics, 7.3.9
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 5.8
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.28
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.323
    • Cornelius Nepos, Dion, 6.1
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.15
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 7.8
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 88
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