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changeable

/ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/

changeable adjective: capable of being changed.

Adjective

changeable (comparative more changeable, superlative most changeable)

  1. Capable of being changed.
  2. Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
    • The weather is very changeable today: we've had bright sunshine, clouds, wind and rain in the same half-hour.
    • There will be no problems with visibility, or the highly changeable Highland weather, as Scotland basks in what is reported to be the country's hottest September day for more than a century.2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and Pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 48
    Synonyms:
    fickle, labile, variable
  3. Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
    Synonyms:
    chameleonic

changeable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

changeable in Tamil

மாறுபடக்கூடிய, திரிபுடைய, நிலையற்ற

changeable in Urdu

نت نیا

changeable in Bengali

পরিবর্তনযোগ্য, আকস্মিক, ঘন ঘন পরিবর্তনসাপেক্ষ

changeable in Malayalam

മാറത്തക്ക, മാറുന്ന, സ്ഥിരതയില്ലാത്ത
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changeable in Sanskrit
अस्थिर asthira, लोल lola

Synonyms of changeable

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Forms of changeable

comparativemore changeable
superlativemost changeable

Origin of changeable

From Middle English chaungeable, from Old Northern French chaungeable, from Late Latin cambiāre (“to change”), equivalent to change + -able.

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Questions about changeable

What does changeable mean?
Changeable means capable of being changed.
What is changeable in Tamil?
Changeable in Tamil is மாறுபடக்கூடிய, திரிபுடைய, நிலையற்ற. See Changeable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is changeable?
Changeable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce changeable?
Changeable is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/.

Words near changeable in the dictionary

  1. change-ringing
  2. change-up
  3. change-ups
  4. changeabilities
  5. changeability
  6. changeable
  7. changeable hawk-eagle
  8. changeable hawk-eagles
  9. changeable lizard
  10. changeable lizards
  11. changeableness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: changeable (page history and authors); changeable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); changeable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); changeable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); changeable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अस्थिर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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