Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/
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ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl
Adjective
Capable of being changed.
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Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
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The weather is very changeable today: we've had bright sunshine, clouds, wind and rain in the same half-hour.
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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.
Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
Usage- of a species
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Adjective
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
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a mutable substance
mutable weather patterns
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a mutable foreign policy
such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
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changeable behavior
changeable moods
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changeable prices
subject to change
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a changeable climate
the weather is uncertain
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unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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changeable taffeta
chatoyant (or shot) silk
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a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent