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changeablechange‧a‧ble /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ adjective - I'm a changeable sort of person.
- The changeable weather that November brings can lead to foggy conditions.
- The British weather is very changeable.
- We have very changeable weather here, especially in the winter.
- You love him now, but at your age feelings are changeable.
- But according to the ideal, the imam is just only because he is vulnerable and changeable.
- Everybody was, as Oliver knew himself to be, changeable.
- First, the political demands on public enterprises lead to objectives that are confusing, changeable and often mutually at odds.
- His changeable features, his tones, gestures and expressions seemed to defy descriptions.
- The daughter refused, because the wind was too cold and changeable.
- The rules of the game are seen as fixed at any point in time by mutual agreement and changeable through mutual agreement.
- These changeable areas are called intertidal zones.
often changing or likely to change► changeable feelings or conditions that are changeable change frequently so that it is difficult to know what they will be like in a short time: · You love him now, but at your age feelings are changeable.· I'm a changeable sort of person.· changeable weather ► erratic behaviour, processes, or services that are erratic change suddenly in an unexpected and surprising way, when it would be better if they remained the same: · Her behaviour was becoming more and more erratic.· Heating was difficult owing to erratic supplies of gas, electricity and water.· The company's erratic performance is a cause for some concern. ► volatile a volatile situation or character is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly: · The political situation in the Balkans is still extremely volatile.· She formed enduring friendships with women and more intense, volatile ones with men. ► unstable a person, situation, or system or government that is unstable is likely to change suddenly and become worse, because there is something wrong with their character or the way things are organized: · Regimes governed by violence are always unstable.· Was it safe to trust someone who was so emotionally unstable? ► variable changing according to the situation - use this about amounts, prices, speeds, temperatures etc: · Demand for the company's products is variable.· The weather here is likely to be very variable. ► inconsistent inconsistent behaviour or work changes too often from good to bad, and you cannot trust it to be good all the time: · People feel threatened when decision-making is inconsistent and arbitrary.· A succession of injuries produced an inconsistent season for one of our best players. ► unsettled conditions or situations that are unsettled change frequently so that it is impossible to make plans or know what will happen: · It is dangerous to visit there while the political situation is so unsettled.· The weather has been very unsettled lately.· Eliot led a strangely unsettled life, drifting from place to place and job to job. weather that changes a lot► unsettled if the weather is unsettled , it keeps changing and it often rains: · More unsettled weather is forecast for the weekend.continue unsettled British (=used in weather forecasts): · Tomorrow will continue unsettled, with showers in most areas. ► changeable especially British likely to change suddenly: · The British weather is very changeable.· The changeable weather that November brings can lead to foggy conditions. adjectivechangeableinterchangeablechanged ≠ unchangedchanging ≠ unchangingchangelessnounchangeinterchangeinterchangeabilityverbchangeinterchangeadverbinterchangeably likely to change, or changing often OPP reliable: changeable weather |