change´a|ble|ness

change´a|ble|ness
change|a|ble «CHAYN juh buhl», adjective.
1. that can change; likely to change; varying; fickle: »

April weather is changeable.

SYNONYM(S): inconstant, unstable, variable, mutable, protean.
2. that can be changed; likely to be changed (by others); alterable.
3. having a color or appearance that changes. Silk is called changeable when it shows different colors in different lights,
change´a|ble|ness, noun.

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  • in´ter|change´a|ble|ness — in|ter|change|a|ble «IHN tuhr CHAYN juh buhl», adjective. 1. capable of being used in the place of each other: »interchangeable parts. The sources of air, water, and land pollution are interrelated and often interchangeable (New York Times). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|change´a|ble|ness — un|change|a|ble «uhn CHAYN juh buhl», adjective. not changeable; that cannot be changed: » Tis the immortal thought Whose passion still Makes of the unchanging The unchangeable (Ford Madox Ford). SYNONYM(S): immutable, unalterable, invariable.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • change|a|ble — «CHAYN juh buhl», adjective. 1. that can change; likely to change; varying; fickle: »April weather is changeable. SYNONYM(S): inconstant, unstable, variable, mutable, protean. 2. that can be changed; likely to be changed (by others); alterable. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|change|a|ble — «IHN tuhr CHAYN juh buhl», adjective. 1. capable of being used in the place of each other: »interchangeable parts. The sources of air, water, and land pollution are interrelated and often interchangeable (New York Times). 2. able to change places …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|change|a|ble — «uhn CHAYN juh buhl», adjective. not changeable; that cannot be changed: » Tis the immortal thought Whose passion still Makes of the unchanging The unchangeable (Ford Madox Ford). SYNONYM(S): immutable, unalterable, invariable.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mu´ta|ble|ness — mu|ta|ble «MYOO tuh buhl», adjective. 1. liabto change or capable of change: »mutable customs. SYNONYM(S): changeable, variable. 2. changing; inconstant; fickle: »a mutable person. Nature is a mutable cloud…and never the same (Emerson) …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sta´ble|ness — un|sta|ble «uhn STAY buhl», adjective. 1. not stable; not firmly fixed: a) easily moved or shaken; likely to break down: »an unstable mind. SYNONYM(S): unsettled. b) easily overthrown: »an unstable government. SYNONYM(S): unsettled. 2. not firm… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|cor´ri|gi|ble|ness — in|cor|ri|gi|ble «ihn KR uh juh buhl, KOR », adjective, noun. –adjective. 1. so firmly fixed (in bad ways, a bad habit, or the like) that reform or change cannot be expected: »An incorrigible liar will lie in spite of any punishment. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|flex´i|ble|ness — in|flex|i|ble «ihn FLEHK suh buhl», adjective. 1. firm; unyielding; steadfast: »Neither threats nor promises could change the captain s inflexible determination. 2. that cannot be changed; unalterable: »In religion that law is written, and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ir|rev´o|ca|ble|ness — ir|rev|o|ca|ble «ih REHV uh kuh buhl», adjective. 1. not to be revoked; final; unalterable; irreversible: »Nothing could change his irrevocable decision to leave. Firm and irrevocable is my doom Which I have pass d upon her (Shakespeare). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

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