Mutable - English meaning

adjective

Liable to unpredictable variation.

Usage examples:

The weather will be changeable with rain at times

adjective

Changing often

Usage examples:

The weather is very changeable this time of year.

adjective

Often changing

Usage examples:

The weather in britain is notoriously changeable., his moods are very changeable.

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Usage examples:

Her breathing was erratic

noun

A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

Usage examples:

The source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics

adjective

Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

Usage examples:

An erratic schedule

adjective

Rising and falling irregularly in number or amount.

Usage examples:

A fluctuating level of demand

verb

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year

adjective

Fluctuating prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down

Usage examples:

Flexible mortgages are suitable for borrowers with reliable but fluctuating income., using temporar…

noun

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.

Usage examples:

Body fluids

adjective

(of a substance) able to flow easily.

Usage examples:

The paint is more fluid than tube watercolours

noun

A substance that flows and is not solid

Usage examples:

[ u ] the doctor drained some fluid from her lungs., [ c ] dr. tay says i need rest and lots of flu…

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

Usage examples:

The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

Frequently changing; variable or irregular.

Usage examples:

The exact dimensions aren't easily measured since they are inconstant

adjective

Not staying the same, especially in emotion, behaviour, or choice of sexual partner

Usage examples:

An inconstant lover

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Tending or able to change frequently or easily.

Usage examples:

It is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject

adjective

Changing, especially unpredictably.

Usage examples:

Diverse districts with shifting demographics

verb

Move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Usage examples:

A team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house

adjective

Changing all the time

Usage examples:

Our marketing needs to keep up with shifting consumer profiles.

adjective

Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.

Usage examples:

An uncertain future

adjective

Unclear, or not sure

Usage examples:

She faces an uncertain future., we’re uncertain of the cause of death., [ u ] they live in uncertai…

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Not able to be predicted; changeable.

Usage examples:

The unpredictable weather of the scottish islands

adjective

Tending to change suddenly and without reason or warning, and therefore not able to be depended on

Usage examples:

Unpredictable weather, the world is pretty unpredictable.

adjective

If something is unpredictable, it is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, so cannot be planned for

Usage examples:

To protect it from the unpredictable nature of software sales, the company has adopted a new busine…

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

adjective

Not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

Usage examples:

The quality of hospital food is highly variable

noun

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.

Usage examples:

There are too many variables involved to make any meaningful predictions

adjective

Likely to change, or showing change or difference as a characteristic

Usage examples:

Our weather is very variable in the spring., there is a lot of variability between brands., among t…

adjective

Differing in size, amount, degree, or nature.

Usage examples:

Varying degrees of success

verb

Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Usage examples:

The properties vary in price

adjective

Changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing to another

Usage examples:

The technology is able to convert handwriting into digital text with varying degrees of success., t…