alterableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːlt(ə)rəbl/,

/ˈɒlt(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˈɔlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/,

/ˈɑlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alterable; Latin alterabilis.

Etymology: < Middle French alterable (French altérable ) able to be altered or changed (late 14th cent.; sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French until later: a1704) or its etymon post-classical Latin alterabilis capable of being changed, changeable (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < alterare alter v. + classical Latin -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Old Occitan alterable (c1350), Spanish alterable (end of the 15th cent.), Italian alterabile (14th cent.).It is possible that quot. 1594 at sense 3 may simply show a use of sense 1.

1. Able to be altered or changed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] > liable to be changed

alterable?a1425

changeable1461

variable1597

diversifiable1674

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 88^v (MED) The bonez [are] spongious & liȝtly alterable so þat, when þai ar persed..þai ar not consolded.

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. ii. 126 Which, beeing external matters, and alterable, are to be altered and chaunged.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Iii2a An act committed to writing in any of the Kings Courts during the terme wherein it is written, is alterable, and no record.

1630 W. Prynne Anti-Arminianisme 114 It is..contingent, and alterable at mans pleasure.

1754 Observ. Essay. Spirit 7 That Man is formally a Body, is proved by his being quantitative and alterable by corporeal Qualities.

a1773 G. Lyttelton Wks. (1776) III. 5 The laws that concern publick right, policy, and civil government..are declared to be alterable by parliament.

1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 278 Substances alterable by fire.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes v. 313 The manner of it is very alterable; the matter and fact of it not, by any power under the sky.

1901 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. 18/4 I should like..to ask if the work of a painter, sculptor, or composer is alterable at the will of a purchaser.

1962 H. D. Woods & S. Ostry Labour Policy & Labour Econ. in Canada i. 15 These institutionally established wage-rates are alterable by mutual consent of the union and the employer.

1997 T3 Jan. 77/2 The viewfinders are fully alterable, so even speccy gits like myself can tweak the focus to match our execrable eyesight.

†2. Liable to alter or vary; variable, changeable. Obsolete.

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the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective]

slidinga900

wankleeOE

windyc1000

unsteadfastc1200

fleeting?c1225

loose?c1225

brotelc1315

unstablec1340

varyingc1340

variantc1374

motleyc1380

ungroundedc1380

muablea1393

passiblea1393

remuablea1393

changeablea1398

movablea1398

variablec1397

slidderya1400

ticklec1400

variantc1412

flitting1413

mutable?a1425

movingc1425

flaskisable1430

flickering1430

transmutablec1430

vertible1447

brittlea1450

ficklea1450

permutablec1450

unfirmc1450

uncertain1477

turnable1483

unsteadfast1483

vagrantc1522

inconstant1526

alterable?1531

stirringc1540

slippery1548

various1552

slid?1553

mutala1561

rolling1561

weathery1563

unconstant1568

interchangeable1574

fluctuant1575

stayless1575

transitive1575

voluble1575

changeling1577

queasy1579

desultory1581

huff-puff1582

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vagrant1586

changeful1590

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Protean1594

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anchorless1597

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catching1603

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unrooted1604

quicksilvered1605

versatile1605

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squeasy1611

wind-changinga1616

insolid1618

ambulatory1625

versatilous1629

plastic1633

desultorious1637

unbottomed1641

fluid1642

fluent1648

yea-and-nay1648

versipellous1650

flexile1651

uncentred1652

variating1653

chequered1656

slideable1662

transchangeative1662

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fluxa1677

lapsable1678

wanton1681

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upon the weathercock1702

contingent1703

unsettled?1726

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versative1846

kaleidoscopical1858

tottery1861

choppy1865

variative1874

variational1879

wimbly-wambly1881

fluctuable1882

shifty1882

giveable1884

shifty1884

tippy1886

mutatory1890

upsettable1890

rocky1897

undulatory1897

streaky1898

tottly1905

tipply1906

up and down1907

inertialess1927

sometimey1946

rise-and-fall1950

switchable1961

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye iii. sig. i3 His iustice and mercye are ever one and not alterable.

a1678 A. Wedderburn David's Test. (1698) iv. 28 His peace, his joy..are indeed moveable and very alterable things.

1754 J. Brett To Well-meaning People Ireland 31 Whether Prerogative be a standing invariable Thing, ascertainable by Law and Custom, or variable and alterable with the Humours and Interests of Three or Four Leading Men?

1857 Chemist New Ser. 4 591 It is a very hygrometric body, very alterable during the evaporation of its solutions.

†3. Perhaps: able to produce a change in something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > [adjective] > changing or causing alteration

changing1586

alterable1594

alterant1626

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiv. §2. 283 There are some men whose generatiue facultie is vnable, and not alterable for one woman [It. non alterabile, per una donna; Sp. no alterable para vna muger], and yet for another is apt and begetteth issue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alterable
释义	alterableadj. Brit. /ˈɔːlt(ə)rəbl/, /ˈɒlt(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈɔlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/, /ˈɑlt(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alterable; Latin alterabilis. Etymology: < Middle French alterable (French altérable ) able to be altered or changed (late 14th cent.; sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French until later: a1704) or its etymon post-classical Latin alterabilis capable of being changed, changeable (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < alterare alter v. + classical Latin -bilis -ble suffix. Compare Old Occitan alterable (c1350), Spanish alterable (end of the 15th cent.), Italian alterabile (14th cent.).It is possible that quot. 1594 at sense 3 may simply show a use of sense 1. 1. Able to be altered or changed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] > liable to be changed alterable?a1425 changeable1461 variable1597 diversifiable1674 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 88^v (MED) The bonez [are] spongious & liȝtly alterable so þat, when þai ar persed..þai ar not consolded. 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. ii. 126 Which, beeing external matters, and alterable, are to be altered and chaunged. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Iii2a An act committed to writing in any of the Kings Courts during the terme wherein it is written, is alterable, and no record. 1630 W. Prynne Anti-Arminianisme 114 It is..contingent, and alterable at mans pleasure. 1754 Observ. Essay. Spirit 7 That Man is formally a Body, is proved by his being quantitative and alterable by corporeal Qualities. a1773 G. Lyttelton Wks. (1776) III. 5 The laws that concern publick right, policy, and civil government..are declared to be alterable by parliament. 1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 278 Substances alterable by fire. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes v. 313 The manner of it is very alterable; the matter and fact of it not, by any power under the sky. 1901 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. 18/4 I should like..to ask if the work of a painter, sculptor, or composer is alterable at the will of a purchaser. 1962 H. D. Woods & S. Ostry Labour Policy & Labour Econ. in Canada i. 15 These institutionally established wage-rates are alterable by mutual consent of the union and the employer. 1997 T3 Jan. 77/2 The viewfinders are fully alterable, so even speccy gits like myself can tweak the focus to match our execrable eyesight. †2. Liable to alter or vary; variable, changeable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] slidinga900 wankleeOE windyc1000 unsteadfastc1200 fleeting?c1225 loose?c1225 brotelc1315 unstablec1340 varyingc1340 variantc1374 motleyc1380 ungroundedc1380 muablea1393 passiblea1393 remuablea1393 changeablea1398 movablea1398 variablec1397 slidderya1400 ticklec1400 variantc1412 flitting1413 mutable?a1425 movingc1425 flaskisable1430 flickering1430 transmutablec1430 vertible1447 brittlea1450 ficklea1450 permutablec1450 unfirmc1450 uncertain1477 turnable1483 unsteadfast1483 vagrantc1522 inconstant1526 alterable?1531 stirringc1540 slippery1548 various1552 slid?1553 mutala1561 rolling1561 weathery1563 unconstant1568 interchangeable1574 fluctuant1575 stayless1575 transitive1575 voluble1575 changeling1577 queasy1579 desultory1581 huff-puff1582 unstaid1586 vagrant1586 changeful1590 floating1594 Protean1594 unstayed1594 swimming1596 anchorless1597 mobilec1600 ticklish1601 catching1603 labile1603 unrooted1604 quicksilvered1605 versatile1605 insubstantial1607 uncertain1609 brandling1611 rootless1611 squeasy1611 wind-changinga1616 insolid1618 ambulatory1625 versatilous1629 plastic1633 desultorious1637 unbottomed1641 fluid1642 fluent1648 yea-and-nay1648 versipellous1650 flexile1651 uncentred1652 variating1653 chequered1656 slideable1662 transchangeative1662 weathercock-like1663 flicketing1674 fluxa1677 lapsable1678 wanton1681 veering1684 upon the weathercock1702 contingent1703 unsettled?1726 fermentable1731 afloat1757 brickle1768 wavy1795 vagarious1798 unsettled1803 fitful1810 metamorphosical1811 undulating1815 tittupya1817 titubant1817 mutative1818 papier mâché1818 teetotum1819 vacillating1822 capricious1823 sensitive1828 quicksilvery1829 unengrafted1829 fluxionala1834 proteiform1833 liquid1835 tottlish1835 kaleidoscopic1846 versative1846 kaleidoscopical1858 tottery1861 choppy1865 variative1874 variational1879 wimbly-wambly1881 fluctuable1882 shifty1882 giveable1884 shifty1884 tippy1886 mutatory1890 upsettable1890 rocky1897 undulatory1897 streaky1898 tottly1905 tipply1906 up and down1907 inertialess1927 sometimey1946 rise-and-fall1950 switchable1961 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye iii. sig. i3 His iustice and mercye are ever one and not alterable. a1678 A. Wedderburn David's Test. (1698) iv. 28 His peace, his joy..are indeed moveable and very alterable things. 1754 J. Brett To Well-meaning People Ireland 31 Whether Prerogative be a standing invariable Thing, ascertainable by Law and Custom, or variable and alterable with the Humours and Interests of Three or Four Leading Men? 1857 Chemist New Ser. 4 591 It is a very hygrometric body, very alterable during the evaporation of its solutions. †3. Perhaps: able to produce a change in something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > [adjective] > changing or causing alteration changing1586 alterable1594 alterant1626 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiv. §2. 283 There are some men whose generatiue facultie is vnable, and not alterable for one woman [It. non alterabile, per una donna; Sp. no alterable para vna muger], and yet for another is apt and begetteth issue. 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