changeful

[cheynj-fuhl]

adjective

1. full of changes; variable; inconstant.

ˈchangeful

/ ˈtʃeɪndʒfʊl /

adjective

1. often changing; inconstant; variable

Other Word Forms

• changefulness noun
• changefully adverb
• unchangeful adjective
• unchangefully adverb
• unchangefulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈchangeful¹

First recorded in 1600–10; change + -ful

Example Sentences

To Fatima, it’s “like an animal, changeful and anxious, ready to flee or bite.”

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Perhaps our fictional aunts vary so much because of their changeful allegiances in the family.

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It seemed to him that he would never hear again a running water so beautiful, for ever blending its innumerable notes in an endless changeful music.

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It’s this changeful quality that makes her so dramatic.

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The Magician rubber advertises its destructive power; the G555 is highly elastic and ideal for backhand; others boast "changeful spin" or increased stickiness.

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