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changeable

(tʃeɪndʒəbəl)
adjective
Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
Synonyms: variable, shifting, mobile, uncertain More Synonyms of changeable

changeable in British English

(ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl)
adjective
1. 
able to change or be changed; fickle
changeable weather
2. 
varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights
Derived forms
changeability (ˌchangeaˈbility) or changeableness (ˈchangeableness)
noun
changeably (ˈchangeably)
adverb

changeable in American English

(ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl)
adjective
1. 
that can change or be changed; likely or tending to change; variable; alterable; fickle
2. 
having a changing appearance or color, as some silk when looked at from different angles; iridescent
Derived forms
changeability (ˌchangeaˈbility)
noun or ˈchangeableness
changeably (ˈchangeably)
adverb
Word origin
ME

Examples of 'changeable' in a sentence
changeable

The week ahead also looks changeable and rather chilly.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Weather conditions are again predicted to be poor in the notoriously changeable region.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You will take the changeable weather in your stride with this pair.
The Sun (2016)
This business of being a foreigner was something changeable.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
This has set us up for more changeable conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Next week looks like remaining changeable with the risk of rain and also turning cooler.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This changeable weather across the country was down to the meandering track of the jet stream.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They make the changeable weather a much easier element to deal with too.
The Sun (2009)
The best way of combating this changeable weather is to wear layers and a spring scarf.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Test match cricket is often affected by changeable weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Such changeable weather can pose problems for wildlife.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It blamed poor and changeable weather for the increased losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The remainder of the week looks changeable with spells of rain or showers spreading from the northwest across most areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Of course that victory happened in changeable conditions and there is a good chance of further rain during the race today.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The week ahead also looks changeable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By the weekend most areas will have unsettled and cooler conditions with the changeable trend extending to the end of the month.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The week ahead looks changeable, with areas of low pressure passing to the north.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is looking like a changeable few days for Melbourne with no two days the same.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
After the drier interlude on Tuesday the remainder of the week looks changeable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The northwest looks more changeable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sounds obvious, but it really is the best way of tackling the changeable British weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It's as changeable as the British weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And despite the monthly outlook for changeable conditions across the UK, it will not all be grim news.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Rain is likely to clear east on Tuesday, leaving a shortlived quieter interlude before conditions grow more changeable again at the end of the week.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
changeable

British English: changeable /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl/ ADJECTIVE
Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
  • American English: changeable
  • Arabic: قَابِلٌ لِلتَغْيِير
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mutável
  • Chinese: 可改变的
  • Croatian: promjenjiv
  • Czech: proměnlivý
  • Danish: ustabil
  • Dutch: veranderlijk
  • European Spanish: cambiante
  • Finnish: vaihteleva
  • French: variable
  • German: veränderlich
  • Greek: μεταβλητός
  • Italian: mutevole
  • Japanese: 変わりやすい
  • Korean: 변하기 쉬운
  • Norwegian: foranderlig
  • Polish: zmienny
  • European Portuguese: mutável
  • Romanian: schimbător
  • Russian: изменчивый
  • Latin American Spanish: canjeable
  • Swedish: ändringsbar
  • Thai: ที่เปลี่ยนแปลงได้
  • Turkish: değiştirilebilir
  • Ukrainian: мінливий
  • Vietnamese: dễ thay đổi

Chinese translation of 'changeable'

changeable

(ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl)

adj

  1. [weather] 多变(變)的 (duōbiàn de)
  2. [person] 变(變)化无(無)常的 (biànhuà wúcháng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
changing often
He was a man of changeable moods.The forecast is for changeable weather.
Synonyms
variable
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.
shifting
mobile
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
volatile
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
unsettled
Despite the unsettled weather, we had a marvellous weekend.
unpredictable
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
versatile
unstable
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
irregular
She was suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
erratic
the erratic nature of our recent weather
wavering
uneven
He could hear that her breathing was uneven.
unreliable
fickle
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
temperamental
My computer at work can be temperamental.
whimsical
mercurial
his mercurial temperament
capricious
capricious mood swings
unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
protean
the protean and complex nature of his work
vacillating
fitful
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
mutable
Time, space and matter are mutable realities.
labile
inconstant
changeful
fluid
The situation is extremely fluid.
Opposites
regular
,
stable
,
constant
,
steady
,
reliable
,
irreversible
,
invariable
,
unchangeable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of capricious
Definition
having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour
capricious mood swings
Synonyms
unpredictable,
variable,
unstable,
inconsistent,
erratic,
quirky,
fickle,
impulsive,
mercurial,
freakish,
fitful,
inconstant,
changeful
in the sense of erratic
Definition
irregular or unpredictable
the erratic nature of our recent weather
Synonyms
unpredictable,
variable,
unstable,
irregular,
shifting,
eccentric,
abnormal,
inconsistent,
uneven,
unreliable,
wayward,
capricious,
desultory,
changeable,
aberrant,
fitful,
inconstant
in the sense of fickle
Definition
changeable in purpose, affections, etc.
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
Synonyms
capricious,
variable,
volatile,
unpredictable,
unstable,
unfaithful,
temperamental,
mercurial,
unsteady,
faithless,
changeable,
quicksilver,
vacillating,
fitful,
flighty,
blowing hot and cold,
mutable,
irresolute,
inconstant

Nearby words of
changeable

  • chancy
  • change
  • change your tune
  • changeable
  • changeless
  • channel
  • chant

Synonyms of 'changeable'

changeable

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