changeable
pronunciation
How to pronounce changeable in British English:
UK [ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl]
How to pronounce changeable in American English:
US [ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
- such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
- subject to change
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Word Origin
- changeable (adj.)
- mid-13c., "unstable, inconstant, unreliable," from Old French changeable "inconstant," from changier (see change (v.)) + -able (see -able). Meaning "subject to variation" is from late 14c. Related: Changeably.
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Example
- 1. Birmingham 's more changeable government has proved less capable .
- 2. The connection between market prices and economic realities is partial , uncertain , changeable and irrational .
- 3. But if layering in van eyck creates hyperreal colors , fish 's colors are more tenuous , ethereal , changeable .
- 4. Scientists suggest that larger brains make birds more adaptable to the changeable conditions of city living .
- 5. Detection is , nevertheless , important , because the climate seems particularly changeable at the moment .