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Added 8 October 2026

changeable

/ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ adjective

In Latin: mūtābilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about changeable at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Capable of being changed.
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.
Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.

Origin

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

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