change·a·ble

[cheyn-juh-buhl]
adjective
1.
liable to change or to be changed; variable.
2.
of changing color or appearance: changeable silk.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see change, -able

change·a·bil·i·ty, change·a·ble·ness, noun
change·a·bly, adverb
non·change·a·ble, adjective
non·change·a·ble·ness, noun
non·change·a·bly, adverb
un·change·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·change·a·ble, adjective
un·change·a·bly, adverb


1. erratic, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unstable.
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changeable (ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  able to change or be changed; fickle: changeable weather
2.  varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights
 
changea'bility
 
n
 
'changeableness
 
n
 
'changeably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

changeable
mid-14c., from Fr. changeable, from changer (see change).
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Example sentences
Home run pace, a popular figure with the news media, is rapidly changeable.
Some of the logistical details are changeable in writing groups and not all groups must work the same way.
Yet excessive piety fits about as well as anything else here, since the film's tone is so changeable.
There's your changeable, day-to-day mood: whether you're stressed or blue or
  feeling emotionally sound.
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