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change·a·ble
 changeable
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- pronunciation:
- cheIn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of changing; likely to change; variable; inconstant; fickle.
The weather is difficult to predict due to the changeable winds in this area.- synonyms:
- alterable, changeful, fickle, inconstant, mutable, skittish, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, variable
- antonyms:
- constant, invariable, saturnine, set, stable, unchangeable
- similar words:
- capricious, erratic, fluctuating, inconsistent, mercurial, mobile, protean, temperamental, unpredictable, unreliable, varying, volatile
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| definition 2: |
changing in color or appearance, esp. when viewed from different angles, such as some silk; iridescent.
- synonyms:
- shot
- similar words:
- iridescent, motley, nacreous, opalescent, parti-colored, prismatic, shimmering
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| related words: |
adaptable, flexible, fluid, irregular, moody, supple, unstable, wayward |
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| derivations: |
changeably (adv.), changeability (n.), changeableness (n.) |
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