labil

Borrowed from Latin lābilis (“apt to slip, transient”).

• IPA^(key): /labiːl/, [laˈb̥iːˀl]
• Rhymes: -iːl

labil

1. labile (apt or likely to change)

• ustadig

• stabil

Borrowed from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).

• IPA^(key): /laˈbiːl/

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• Hyphenation: la‧bil

labil (strong nominative masculine singular labiler, comparative labiler, superlative am labilsten)

1. unstable

   Synonym: instabil

   Antonym: stabil

   • 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case]‎^[1]:

     Für die Eigenart Derugas, die darin bestehe, daß er sich im labilen Gleichgewicht befinde, ließen sich vermutlich noch zahlreiche Beispiele aufbringen.

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2. labile (apt or likely to change)

   Synonym: instabil

• “labil” in Duden online
• “labil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Dutch labiel, from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlabɪl]
• Hyphenation: la‧bil

labil

1. unstable, labile

• “labil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from French labile, from Latin labilis.

labil m or n (feminine singular labilă, masculine plural labili, feminine and neuter plural labile)

1. labile

Borrowed from French labile, from Latin lābilis (“slippery”). Doublet of lapsus and lavin.

labil (comparative labilare, superlative labilast)

1. prone to strong, unpredictable changes in mood, especially to violent anger; unstable, volatile, unbalanced, labile, etc.

   Var försiktig med den där snubben. Han är labil som fan.

   Be careful with that guy. He's unstable as fuck.

2. (chemistry) labile

• instabil
• ostadig

• stabil

• labilitet

• labil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• labil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• labil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)