WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mo•tile /ˈmoʊtəl, ˈmoʊtɪl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Biologymoving or capable of moving by itself:motile cells or motile spores.
mo•til•i•ty /moʊˈtɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -mot-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mo•tile  (mōt′l, mō′til),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologymoving or capable of moving spontaneously:motile cells; motile spores.
  • Latin mōt(us) (past participle of movēre to move, set in motion) + -ile
  • 1860–65;
mo•til•i•ty  (mō til′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
'motility' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
animal - aplanetic - hypermotility - hypomotility - motile - prostate gland - protozoan

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