MUTABLE


Meaning of MUTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmyü-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin mutabilis, from mutare to change; akin to Old English mīthan to conceal, Sanskrit mināti he exchanges, deceives

Date: 14th century

1. : prone to change : inconstant

2.

a. : capable of change or of being changed

b. : capable of or liable to mutation

• mu·ta·bil·i·ty ˌmyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• mu·ta·bly ˈmyü-tə-blē adverb

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