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.