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changeable Definition

change·able (c̸hān′jə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can change or be changed; likely or tending to change; variable; alterable; fickle
  2. having a changing appearance or color, as some silk when looked at from different angles; iridescent

Etymology: ME

changeable Related Forms

change′·abil′·ity noun or change′·able·ness change′·ably adverb

changeable Synonyms

changeable

modif.

  1. Said of persons

    inconstant, unstable, fickle, irresolute, flighty, irresponsible, unreliable, purposeless, wayward, unsettled, motiveless, uncertain, spasmodic, fanciful, impulsive, wavering, uneasy, unsteady, changeful, undecided, uneven, vagrant, faddish, fidgety, roving, many-sided, vacillating, mutable, versatile, moody, temperamental, irregular, capricious, indecisive, restless, erratic, uneasy, agitated, whimsical, light, lightheaded, volatile, shifty, skittish, mercurial, fitful, unpredictable.

    Antonyms steady, reliable*, constant. *

  2. Said of conditions

    variable, varying, variant, uncertain, mutable, unsteady, unsettled, doubtful, plastic, kaleidoscopic, convertible, transformable, protean, permutable, commutative, reversible, inconstant, transitional, unstable, revocable, wavering, fluid, fluctuating, movable, mobile, unfixed, alterable, alternating, modifiable, everchanging, transmutable, labile; see also irregular 1.

    Antonyms immovable, permanent*, fixed.

changeable Usage Examples

Preposition: as

weather: It seems that my walk is as changeable as the weather and just as unpredictable.

Modifies a noun

  • weather: The models continue to show changeable weather for the UK.
  • battery: Some fleet vehicles have changeable batteries, so one can be charged while the other is being used.
  • lens: The sensor's changeable lenses allow the tuning of the instrument resolution to the needs of the process.
  • climate: The winter can be quite windy with a very changeable climate especially in the north of the island.
  • condition: Some shrewd tire changes among changeable wet-dry conditions also helped him on his way.
  • nature: The history of the pound also illustrates its changeable nature.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: On the case of the filter are two external, easily changeable, fuses in bayonet fixings.
  • highly: The weather is highly changeable at all times of the year.
  • very: Eleven visitors joined seven club boats on what was a very changeable weather day.
  • so: Show all Why are the weather and climate so changeable?
  • not: The essence of the endorsements are ' Name not changeable ' .
  • extremely: Even if it doesn't appear sunny remember our weather can be extremely changeable better safe than sorry!

Used with adjective complement

become: Week ending 1st September started fair becoming very wet on the Tuesday, fairing up again, becoming changeable.

Preposition: in

nature: On a more emotional level you are more possessive and dependent upon Aries, who is far more free and changeable in nature.

Preposition: by

option: I expect that it is changeable by an obscure option.