CHANGEABLE


Meaning of CHANGEABLE in English

ˈchānjəbəl adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from changier to change + -able

1. : liable to change ; specifically : having a marked tendency to change especially as a property (as in form, quality, action) : fluctuating in direction or tendency : mutable , variable

2. : capable of being changed : subject to change : alterable

a provision changeable at will

3. : given or prone to change especially as a characteristic : erratic in disposition : capricious , fickle , inconstant , mercurial , unstable

4. : varying in color with the change of light or point of view ; specifically : having such a color effect produced in certain fabrics (as taffeta) by weaving contrasting colors in warp and weft

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