movability

noun — 2 senses

movability

noun

Etymology From move + -ability.

1

The condition of being movable; ability or capacity to be moved.

2

The ability to move (oneself).

  • His progressive improvement will be best indicated by noting briefly the increase in his movability. When admitted, 15th April, he could barely put his hands to his mouth; 17th, was able to turn on his back; 20th, could partly raise himself […]1875 July to December, The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, volume LX, page 501
  • Helping him through months of physiotherapy, trying to help him regain his memory as well as his movability. […]2012, Maryann Phillips, Sticks and Stones, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 466:

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