fickle

The definition of fickle is changing your mind easily and often.

(adjective)

An example of fickle is a child’s short attention span to new toys.

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See fickle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

changeable or unstable in affection, interest, loyalty, etc.; capricious

Origin: ME fikel < OE ficol, tricky < base of befician, to deceive, akin to gefic, betrayal, deceit: for IE base see fey

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See fickle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fikel

Origin: , from Old English ficol, deceitful

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Related Forms:

  • fickˈle·ness noun
  • fickˈly adverb

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