fickle Definition
fickle (fik′əl)
adjective
changeable or unstable in affection, interest, loyalty, etc.; capricious
Etymology: ME fikel < OE ficol, tricky < base of befician, to deceive, akin to gefic, betrayal, deceit: for IE base see fey
fickle Related Forms
fick′le·ness noun
fickle Synonyms
fickle
modif.
Not to be relied upon
capricious, whimsical, mercurial; see changeable 1, 2.Unfaithful in love
faithless, inconstant, coquettish, flirtatious, flighty, untrue; see also flirtatious.Antonyms
faithful*, loving*, true. See syn. study at inconstant.inconstant.
fickle Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- breeze: Afloat, wind conditions varied from a full 30 knot blast to fickle sea breeze meets ambient wind.
- bunch: Athletes are a fickle bunch, only seeking counsel from people we have come to trust.
- finger: Amstrad boss Sir Alan needs to point his fickle finger at whoever was responsible.
- wind: It's more sheltered in fickle winds, bigger swells or close to high tide.
- fan: I'm sort of a really fickle football fan.
- nature: What models don't include is the fickle nature of people.
Modifying Another Word
- notoriously: Winter in Scotland is notoriously fickle at the best of times.
- so: Even in the height of summer, or should I say the summer season, the weather can be so fickle.
- very: The people are a very fickle baby that must have new toys every day.
- too: The time stream is too fickle to be messing with.
- often: Merlot is often fickle to grow in Northern regions but the arrival of new hardier clones mean it could do quite well in Auckland.
- not: I'm not fickle, it's just been this sort of year.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near fickle
- ‹ fichu
- ‹ Fichte
- ‹ fiche
- ‹ -fication
- ‹ FICA
- ‹ -fic
- ‹ fibula
- ‹ fibrovascular
- ‹ fibrous
- ‹ fibrositis
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