volátil — meaning in English

English meaning

• mercurial adjective Liable to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour.
• volatile adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Senses

volátil is used for these senses in English:

• mercurial (comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]
• volatile (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

mercurial — full definition

1. adjective Liable to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour.
2. adjective Lively, quick-witted and full of energy.
3. adjective Of or containing the metal mercury.

volatile — full definition

1. adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
2. adjective Evaporating quickly at normal temperatures.
3. adjective In computing, describing memory whose contents are lost when power is removed.

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