Associations to the word «Motility»

Wiktionary

MOTILITY, noun. (uncountable) The state of being motile
MOTILITY, noun. (countable) The degree to which something is motile

Dictionary definition

MOTILITY, noun. Ability to move spontaneously and independently.
MOTILITY, noun. A change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky