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changeable

[ cheyn-juh-buhl ]
/ ˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl /
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adjective

liable to change or to be changed; variable.
of changing color or appearance: changeable silk.

Words related to changeable

protean, unsettled, varying, capricious, unpredictable, fickle, unstable, volatile, mercurial, fluctuating, mutable, changeful, agitated, convertible, fitful, flighty, fluid, impulsive, inconstant, indecisive

Words nearby changeable

change ringing, change round, change the subject, change up, change-ringing, changeable, changeful, changeless, changeling, changemaker, changement de pied

Origin of changeable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM changeable

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British Dictionary definitions for changeable

changeable
/ (ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl) /

adjective

able to change or be changed; ficklechangeable weather
varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights

Derived forms of changeable

changeability or changeableness, nounchangeably, adverb
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