CHANGEABLE

changeable, changeful

(adjective) such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; “changeable behavior”; “changeable moods”; “changeable prices”

mutable, changeable

(adjective) capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; “a mutable substance”; “mutable weather patterns”; “a mutable foreign policy”

changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot

(adjective) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; “changeable taffeta”; “chatoyant (or shot) silk”; “a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent”

changeable, uncertain, unsettled

(adjective) subject to change; “a changeable climate”; “the weather is uncertain”; “unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

changeable (comparative more changeable, superlative most changeable)

Capable of being changed.

Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

(of a species) Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.

Synonyms

• (capable of being changed): alterable, modifiable, variable; see also mutable

• (subject to sudden or frequent changes): fickle, labile, variable; see also changeable

• (capable of camouflaging): chameleonic

Source: Wiktionary


Change"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. changeable.]

1. Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

2. Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different circumstances; as, changeable silk.

Syn.

– Mutable; alterable; variable; inconstant; fitful; vacillating; capricious; fickle; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; erratic; giddy; volatile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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