changeable

[cheyn-juh-buhl]

adjective

1. liable to change or to be changed; variable.

   Synonyms: unstable, flighty, fickle, inconstant, erratic

2. of changing color or appearance.

   changeable silk.

changeable

/ ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl /

adjective

1. able to change or be changed; fickle

   changeable weather

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

Other Word Forms

• changeability noun
• changeableness noun
• changeably adverb
• nonchangeable adjective
• nonchangeableness noun
• nonchangeably adverb
• unchangeability noun
• unchangeable adjective
• unchangeably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of changeable¹

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

Example Sentences

And it will stay changeable into the weekend with heavy rain and strong winds across England and Wales.

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As far as the meteorological calendar is concerned, we are still counting down the final days of autumn, notable this year for its vibrant autumn colours and changeable, whiplash-like weather patterns.

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He snorted in disdain and looked at her with his changeable, cockeyed stare.

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"You don't know where you're going to be in a year's time, who your peers are going to be – things are so changeable," he added.

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There are companies that produce rapidly changeable—what we call white-labeled—products that entrepreneurs can slap a label on and bring out into the world.

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Related Words

• capricious 
• fickle 
• fluctuating www.thesaurus.com
• mercurial 
• protean 
• shifting www.thesaurus.com
• unpredictable 
• unsettled 
• unstable 
• varying www.thesaurus.com
• volatile