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fickle

(fɪkəl)
1. adjective
If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want.
[disapproval]
The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
fickleness uncountable noun
...the fickleness of businessmen and politicians. [+ of]
Synonyms: inconstancy, volatility, unpredictability, unfaithfulness More Synonyms of fickle
2. adjective
If you say that something is fickle, you mean that it often changes and is unreliable.
Orta's weather can be fickle.
More Synonyms of fickle

fickle in British English

(ˈfɪkəl)
adjective
changeable in purpose, affections, etc; capricious
Derived forms
fickleness (ˈfickleness)
noun
Word origin
Old English ficol deceitful; related to fician to wheedle, befician to deceive

fickle in American English

(ˈfɪkəl)
adjective
changeable or unstable in affection, interest, loyalty, etc.; capricious
SIMILAR WORDS:  inˈconstant
Derived forms
fickleness (ˈfickleness)
noun
Word origin
ME fikel < OE ficol, tricky < base of befician, to deceive, akin to gefic, betrayal, deceit: for IE base see fey

Examples of 'fickle' in a sentence
fickle

Their relationship has always seemed one of the most solid and enduring unions in the fickle world of showbiz.
The Sun (2016)
The rehabilitation of sportswear owes as much to global politics as it does to the fashion industry's fickle nature and short memory.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
With 1.4 billion swipes a day and a notoriously fickle user base, it is a question that millions of users have grappled with and got wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Gold is a fickle investment and notoriously difficult to value.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Such is the fickle nature of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The weather is notoriously fickle at this time of year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He shed tears for the fickle finger of fortune.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The fashion world is fickle and hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was a day when the fickle nature of sport was exposed once again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Is the critical world really so fickle?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Five years is a long time in the fickle world of fashion.
The Sun (2013)
But such is the fickle nature of the top flight this season we really should have known what was coming next.
The Sun (2014)
The power supply was notoriously fickle.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The fickle nature of hurricanes straying so far north means that there may only be hours of warning before a hurricane strikes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The facts are often fickle - which is why this is such an important book.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They perform well and thrive in fickle British weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So much for the fickle finger of footballing fortune at Newcastle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What's your secret for surviving in such a notoriously fickle industry?
The Sun (2014)
It's a reminder that mountain weather is fickle and unforgiving.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And while investors say they would be relaxed, what happens if their notoriously fickle mood changes?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The fickle nature of risk capital does not satisfy the juniors' need for cash.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And he thinks the reason is that the fickle finger of fashion pointed at Wells at just the right time.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In fact, you getting a table will almost certainly denote that the fickle finger of the zeitgeist has moved on.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Olympics endured fickle weather too.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But 30-odd years in the notoriously fickle fashion industry have left him well accustomed to setbacks of the sort he experienced yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
May is a fickle month, often warm enough to feel like summer and yet quite capable of plunging back into the depths of winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
fickle

British English: fickle ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want.
The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
  • American English: fickle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: instável
  • Chinese: 善变的
  • European Spanish: inconstante
  • French: inconstant
  • German: unbeständig
  • Italian: incostante
  • Japanese: 気まぐれな
  • Korean: 변덕스러운
  • European Portuguese: instável
  • Latin American Spanish: inconstante

Chinese translation of 'fickle'

fickle

(ˈfɪkl)

adj

  1. [person] 易变(變)的 (yìbiàn de)
  2. [weather] 无(無)常的 (wúcháng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
changeable in purpose, affections, etc.
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
Synonyms
capricious
capricious mood swings
variable
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.
volatile
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
unpredictable
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
unstable
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
unfaithful
a woman of who dumps her unfaithful partner and proceeds to lead her own life
temperamental
My computer at work can be temperamental.
mercurial
his mercurial temperament
unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
faithless
She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.
changeable
He was a man of changeable moods.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
quicksilver
vacillating
fitful
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
flighty
In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
blowing hot and cold
mutable
Time, space and matter are mutable realities.
irresolute
They launched the attack for fear of seeming irresolute.
inconstant
Opposites
predictable
,
firm
,
true
,
settled
,
stable
,
constant
,
reliable
,
loyal
,
faithful
,
staunch
,
resolute
,
trustworthy
,
steadfast
,
invariable
,
changeless

Additional synonyms

in the sense of changeable
Definition
changing often
He was a man of changeable moods.The forecast is for changeable weather.
Synonyms
variable,
shifting,
mobile,
uncertain,
volatile,
unsettled,
unpredictable,
versatile,
unstable,
irregular,
erratic,
wavering,
uneven,
unreliable,
fickle,
temperamental,
whimsical,
mercurial,
capricious,
unsteady,
protean,
vacillating,
fitful,
mutable,
labile,
inconstant,
changeful,
fluid
in the sense of faithless
Definition
treacherous or disloyal
She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.
Synonyms
disloyal,
unreliable,
unfaithful,
untrustworthy,
doubting,
false,
untrue,
treacherous,
dishonest,
fickle,
perfidious (literary),
untruthful,
traitorous,
unbelieving,
inconstant,
false-hearted,
recreant (archaic)
in the sense of fitful
Definition
occurring in irregular spells
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
Synonyms
irregular,
broken,
disturbed,
erratic,
variable,
flickering,
unstable,
uneven,
fluctuating,
sporadic,
intermittent,
impulsive,
haphazard,
desultory,
spasmodic,
inconstant

Synonyms of 'fickle'

fickle

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of volatile
Definition
(of circumstances) liable to sudden change
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
Synonyms
changeable,
shifting,
variable,
unsettled,
unstable,
explosive,
unreliable,
unsteady,
inconstant
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