Volatile

German Meaning

flüchtig

unbeständig

sprunghaft

brisant

flatterhaft

impulsiv

überschäumend

English Meaning

  1. Chemistry Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
  2. Chemistry That can be readily vaporized.
  3. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price: the ups and downs of volatile stocks.
  4. Inconstant; fickle: a flirt's volatile affections.
  5. Lighthearted; flighty: in a volatile mood.
  6. Ephemeral; fleeting.
  7. Tending to violence; explosive: a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation.
  8. Flying or capable of flying; volant.