Changeable

/ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to change or be changed; not staying the same.

Etymology

From Middle English changeable, combining change (from Old French changier) and the suffix -able meaning capable of. The root ultimately traces to Latin cambire (to exchange).

Kelly Says

The word changeable has an interesting opposite problem—'changeable' can mean both 'able to be changed' and 'tending to change frequently,' which makes it ambiguous in a way that's actually useful in English because context solves it.

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