Changeable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛdək/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmbɔːld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmbɔːld/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛdək/.

Examples

a mutable substance
the mutable ways of fortune
mutable weather patterns

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncertain changeful unsettled chatoyant iridescent mutable shot

Antonyms

immutable unchangeable

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature “a mutable substance”
adjective	such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change “changeable behavior”
adjective	subject to change “a changeable climate”
adjective	varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles “changeable taffeta”

Word Forms

mutability	noun	the quality of being capable of mutation
mutableness	noun	the quality of being capable of mutation
changeability	noun	the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
changeableness	noun	the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
changefulness	noun	the quality of being changeable and variable
iridescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridesce	verb	be iridescent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

veränderbar

fähig oder dazu neigend, sich in Form, Qualität oder Natur zu verändern

🇪🇸Spanish

cambiable

capaz o tendiendo a cambiar en forma, calidad o naturaleza

🇮🇹Italian

variabile

capace o tendente a cambiare forma, qualità o natura

🇳🇱Dutch

veranderlijk

in staat zijn of de neiging hebben om van vorm, kwaliteit of aard te veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mutável

capaz ou tendendo a mudar em forma, qualidade ou natureza

🇷🇺Russian

изменчивый

способный или имеющий тенденцию изменять форму, качество или природу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

रूप या गुणवत्ता या प्रकृति में परिवर्तन करने में सक्षम या प्रवृत्त

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবর্তনযোগ্য

ফর্ম বা গুণ বা প্রকৃতিতে পরিবর্তন করতে সক্ষম বা প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறக்கூடியது

வடிவம் அல்லது தரம் அல்லது இயல்பில் மாற்றும் திறன் அல்லது முனைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్చదగిన

రూపం లేదా నాణ్యత లేదా స్వభావంలో మార్చగల సామర్థ్యం లేదా మొగ్గు

🇮🇳Marathi

बदलण्यायोग्य

फॉर्म किंवा गुणवत्ता किंवा निसर्गात बदल करण्यास सक्षम किंवा प्रवृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિવર્તનશીલ

સ્વરૂપ અથવા ગુણવત્તા અથવા પ્રકૃતિમાં ફેરફાર કરવા સક્ષમ અથવા વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റാവുന്നത്

രൂപത്തിലോ ഗുണത്തിലോ സ്വഭാവത്തിലോ മാറ്റാൻ കഴിവുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവണത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲਣਯੋਗ

ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਦਰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدلنے والا

شکل یا معیار یا فطرت میں تبدیلی کے قابل یا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

多变

能够或倾向于改变形式、质量或性质

🇯🇵Japanese

変更可能な

形、質、性質において変化する可能性がある、または変化する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

변하기 쉬운

형태나 품질, 성질이 변할 수 있거나 변하는 경향이 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể thay đổi

có khả năng hoặc có xu hướng thay đổi về hình thức, chất lượng hoặc tính chất

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนแปลงได้

สามารถหรือมีแนวโน้มที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงรูปแบบหรือคุณภาพหรือธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diubah

mampu atau cenderung berubah bentuk, kualitas, atau sifatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

nababago

may kakayahang o may posibilidad na magbago sa anyo o kalidad o kalikasan

🇲🇾Malay

boleh ubah

mampu atau cenderung untuk berubah dalam bentuk atau kualiti atau sifat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

للتغيير

قادرة أو تميل إلى التغيير في الشكل أو الجودة أو الطبيعة

🇮🇷Persian

قابل تغییر

توانایی یا تمایل به تغییر در شکل یا کیفیت یا ماهیت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

değiştirilebilir

Biçimi, niteliği veya niteliğini değiştirebilen veya değiştirme eğiliminde olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשְׁתַנֶה

מסוגל או נוטה לשנות בצורה או איכות או טבע

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