Dictionary entry details
• MOTILITY (noun)
Meaning:
Ability to move spontaneously and independently
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("motility" is a kind of...):
mobility (the quality of moving freely)
Antonym:
immotility (lacking an ability to move)
Meaning:
A change of position that does not entail a change of location
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
movement; motility; motion; move
Context examples:
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise / movement is a sign of life / an impatient move of his hand / gastrointestinal motility
Hypernyms ("motility" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motility"):
eurhythmics; eurhythmy; eurythmics; eurythmy (the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding)
snap (the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)
posing; sitting ((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait))
sitting (the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position)
closing; shutting (the act of closing something)
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
retroflection; retroflexion (the act of bending backward)
retraction (the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back)
reclining (the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position)
squat; squatting (the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels)
sweep (a movement in an arc)
squirm; wiggle; wriggle (the act of wiggling)
stroke (a single complete movement)
span; straddle (the act of sitting or standing astride)
standing (the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)
flicker; flutter; waver (the act of moving back and forth)
wave (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon)
quiver; quivering; vibration (the act of vibrating)
toss (an abrupt movement)
reciprocation (alternating back-and-forth movement)
reach; reaching; stretch (the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)
prostration (the act of assuming a prostrate position)
gesture (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)
dart; flit (a sudden quick movement)
fetal movement; foetal movement (motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy))
disturbance (the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
circumduction (a circular movement of a limb or eye)
body English (a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction)
agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))
adduction ((physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body)
headshake; headshaking (the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement)
inclination; inclining (the act of inclining; bending forward)
opening (the act of opening something)
eye movement (the movement of the eyes)
lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))
kneel; kneeling (supporting yourself on your knees)
kick; kicking (a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics)
jerk; jerking; jolt; saccade (an abrupt spasmodic movement)
inversion; upending (turning upside down; setting on end)
eversion; everting; inversion (the act of turning inside out)
abduction ((physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body)
