adjective
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able to change or be changed; fickle
changeable weather
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varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of changeable
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at change, -able
Vocabulary lists containing changeable
Example Sentences
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Changeable conditions led to a series of crashes, three safety cars and an aborted start.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025
Changeable message signs reminded people to stay behind locked doors.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
Changeable weather and poor visibility are also challenges that teams are having to contend with.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023
A Changeable Comic With a Lofty Goal In his first television special Dane Cook charged onstage wearing a black tank top and crouched like a giant frog aiming to catch a fly.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2013
I will here give a full description of a hive on this principle, as I have the description from one of its advocates, in the Dollar Newspaper, Philadelphia: called Cutting's Patent Changeable Hive.
From Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by Quinby, M. (Moses)
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