variablenessn.

Brit.

/ˈvɛrɪəblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈvɛriəbəlnəs/

Etymology: < variable adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being variable or changeable; tendency or liability to vary:

a. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun]

unstablenessc1340

varyingc1380

uncertaintyc1384

brotelnessc1386

were1390

instabilityc1422

bricklenessa1425

changeability?a1425

changeableness1447

vertibility1447

mutability?a1475

variableness?a1475

inconstance1509

mutationa1542

fickleness1548

variety1548

unconstancy1563

mobility1567

unstability1572

vicissitude1576

variousness1607

inconstancy1613

slipperinessa1618

alterableness1633

versatilousness1640

bottomlessness1642

lability1651

brittlety1652

versatileness1654

fluctuancy1659

fugitivenessa1661

alterability1661

permutability1662

unfixedness1668

mutablenessa1677

flittingnessa1680

frailness1687

flittiness1692

versability1721

plasticity1727

variability1771

unestablishment1776

fluctuabilitya1786

changefulness1791

unsettledness1799

versatility1802

harlequinism1808

fluidity1824

fitfulness1825

sensitiveness1825

insubstantiality1848

contingency1858

rootlessness1859

shiftingness1866

ficklety1888

variancy1888

impredicability1906

proteanism1909

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 201 Therefore mony difference be in a man, swiftenesse of sawle, variablenesse of witte.

1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill Ep. Ded. sig. a.ii^v Whose interpretation being alwayes one without variablenesse.

1595 Drake's Voy. (1849) 19 The variableness of the winde and weather.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 The variablenes of times, places, & dispositions of churches.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 478. ⁋2 The Variableness of Fashion turns the Stream of Business.

1794 Jones in G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Experim. Philos. II. xxii. 468 (note) The variableness in refractive power of different sorts of glass.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 403 This variableness being the effect of the unequal temperature of the ice and water.

1838 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold (1844) II. viii. 126 With regard to the Examinations, I hear a general complaint of the variableness of the standard.

1885 Manch. Examiner 14 Apr. 8/6 The proverbial variableness of the Irish climate.

b. Of persons, the mind, conduct, etc.

ΚΠ

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxxxvii/2 By a brother of his he hadde be Induced to soo grete varyablenesse and vnstedfastnesse.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. a*vii^v The varyablenesse or vnstedfastnesse of man or woman.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Seneca in Panoplie Epist. 307 That the reading of many authors..drawe not after them the discommoditie of fickle headinesse and variablenesse.

1611 Bible (King James) James i. 17 The Father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, neither shadow of turning.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. v. 113 It being the sovereign Prerogative of Almighty God only, to be without variableness or shadow of change.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xxvi. 151 The charge of variableness and inconsistency in judgment.

1782 V. Knox Ess. I. xxv. 120 This temporary variableness of the mind.

1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City vi His conduct had a variableness about it.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. xi. 263 Is not that kind of variableness common to our poor human nature?

†c. Const. from. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 1 The variablenesse of the Europeans from the Asians in Asiatique names.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	variableness
释义	variablenessn. Brit. /ˈvɛrɪəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈvɛriəbəlnəs/ Etymology: < variable adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being variable or changeable; tendency or liability to vary: a. Of things. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] unstablenessc1340 varyingc1380 uncertaintyc1384 brotelnessc1386 were1390 instabilityc1422 bricklenessa1425 changeability?a1425 changeableness1447 vertibility1447 mutability?a1475 variableness?a1475 inconstance1509 mutationa1542 fickleness1548 variety1548 unconstancy1563 mobility1567 unstability1572 vicissitude1576 variousness1607 inconstancy1613 slipperinessa1618 alterableness1633 versatilousness1640 bottomlessness1642 lability1651 brittlety1652 versatileness1654 fluctuancy1659 fugitivenessa1661 alterability1661 permutability1662 unfixedness1668 mutablenessa1677 flittingnessa1680 frailness1687 flittiness1692 versability1721 plasticity1727 variability1771 unestablishment1776 fluctuabilitya1786 changefulness1791 unsettledness1799 versatility1802 harlequinism1808 fluidity1824 fitfulness1825 sensitiveness1825 insubstantiality1848 contingency1858 rootlessness1859 shiftingness1866 ficklety1888 variancy1888 impredicability1906 proteanism1909 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 201 Therefore mony difference be in a man, swiftenesse of sawle, variablenesse of witte. 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill Ep. Ded. sig. a.ii^v Whose interpretation being alwayes one without variablenesse. 1595 Drake's Voy. (1849) 19 The variableness of the winde and weather. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 The variablenes of times, places, & dispositions of churches. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 478. ⁋2 The Variableness of Fashion turns the Stream of Business. 1794 Jones in G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Experim. Philos. II. xxii. 468 (note) The variableness in refractive power of different sorts of glass. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 403 This variableness being the effect of the unequal temperature of the ice and water. 1838 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold (1844) II. viii. 126 With regard to the Examinations, I hear a general complaint of the variableness of the standard. 1885 Manch. Examiner 14 Apr. 8/6 The proverbial variableness of the Irish climate. b. Of persons, the mind, conduct, etc. ΚΠ a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxxxvii/2 By a brother of his he hadde be Induced to soo grete varyablenesse and vnstedfastnesse. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. avii^v The varyablenesse or vnstedfastnesse of man or woman. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Seneca in Panoplie Epist.* 307 That the reading of many authors..drawe not after them the discommoditie of fickle headinesse and variablenesse. 1611 Bible (King James) James i. 17 The Father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, neither shadow of turning. View more context for this quotation a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. v. 113 It being the sovereign Prerogative of Almighty God only, to be without variableness or shadow of change. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xxvi. 151 The charge of variableness and inconsistency in judgment. 1782 V. Knox Ess. I. xxv. 120 This temporary variableness of the mind. 1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City vi His conduct had a variableness about it. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. xi. 263 Is not that kind of variableness common to our poor human nature? †c. Const. from. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1614 J. Selden Titles of Honor 1 The variablenesse of the Europeans from the Asians in Asiatique names. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1475
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