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proteanism

proteanism noun: the quality of being easily, continuously, and vastly changeable, versatile, or able to take on many different forms.

Noun

proteanism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being easily, continuously, and vastly changeable, versatile, or able to take on many different forms.
    • Despite the proteanism of his intellect, there seems to be about his life work something serene [...]1922, Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Frank Crane, Current Opinion, page 100

Origin of proteanism

protean + -ism.

Questions about proteanism

What does proteanism mean?
Proteanism means the quality of being easily, continuously, and vastly changeable, versatile, or able to take on many different forms.
What part of speech is proteanism?
Proteanism is a noun.

Words near proteanism in the dictionary

  1. proteaginous
  2. protealide
  3. protealides
  4. proteamine
  5. protean
  6. proteanism
  7. proteanly
  8. proteans
  9. proteas
  10. protease
  11. protease inhibitor

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