Meaning
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b-der.? Latin lābor Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin lābilisbor. Middle French labilebor. English labile Borrowed from Middle French labile, borrowed from Latin lābilis (“slipping, transitent”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
unstableergativeambivalentdiffusedchangeableprotean
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 12 recorded puzzles: