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changeable

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/

adj

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

  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.

  3. Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.