changeable

[cheyn-juh-buhl]

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adjective

liable to change or to be changed; variable.

of changing color or appearance: changeable silk.

Origin of changeable

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at change, -able

Related formschange·a·bil·i·ty, change·a·ble·ness, nounchange·a·bly, adverbnon·change·a·ble, adjectivenon·change·a·ble·ness, nounnon·change·a·bly, adverbun·change·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·change·a·ble, adjectiveun·change·a·bly, adverb

Synonyms for changeable

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1. erratic, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unstable.

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Related Words for changeability

anxiety, vulnerability, weakness, fluctuation, uncertainty, insecurity, volatility, oscillation, alternation, immaturity, vacillation, hesitation, pliancy, disquiet, unsteadiness, inquietude, wavering, fluidity, precariousness, irresolution

Examples from the Web for changeability

Historical Examples of changeability

This leads us to the subject of changeability of colours in the same individual.
The Sea Shore
William S. Furneaux
To them we Americans may owe our energy, our vivacity, our changeability of mood.
Reading the Weather
Thomas Morris Longstreth
Townshend bore, as Hume hints, a bad character for changeability.
Life of Adam Smith
John Rae
Stubber, however, was too well versed in the changeability of his master's nature to exhibit any rash promptitude in obeying him.
The Fortunes Of Glencore
Charles James Lever
Changeability is attributed to the feminine, but Maya was not able to shift her mood as facilely as her fiance.
Rebels of the Red Planet
Charles Louis Fontenay

British Dictionary definitions for changeability

changeable

adjective

able to change or be changed; ficklechangeable weather

varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights

Derived Formschangeability or changeableness, nounchangeably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for changeability

changeable

adj.

mid-13c., "unstable, inconstant, unreliable," from Old French changeable "inconstant," from changier (see change (v.)) + -able (see -able). Meaning "subject to variation" is from late 14c. Related: Changeably.