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changeable

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəɫ// UK //tʃˈeɪndʒəbəl// change·able

adj. likely to change or easy to change. You use this to describe things that are not fixed or stable, like the weather or your mind.

adj. subject to change or alteration; not fixed or stable. Often describes environmental conditions or a person's temperament.


SIMPLE

The weather is very changeable today.

CONTEXTUAL

He has a changeable mind and often decides to do something different at the last minute.

COMPLEX

The stock market is notoriously changeable, requiring investors to remain vigilant and ready to adjust their strategies in response to sudden shifts in global sentiment.

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

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