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

• changeably adverb
• changeability noun
• changeableness noun
• 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

Sure, it’s more expensive, but “refundable or changeable tickets provide far more peace of mind if delays become widespread,” he noted.

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Norris described the difficulty of driving on a track with such small margin of error in such changeable conditions as "quite incredible".

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That said, there’s a lengthy enough record of futility to suggest more is at work than the changeable mood of a fickle electorate.

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Mr Howell adds that "even without fires we are now subjected to more changeable vintages. So the odds are better if you use two different vintages to create the desired style for a particular wine."

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That's why the country's climate is so changeable and that variability also makes mapping some climate changes more difficult.

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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