changeable meaning and definition

CHANGEABLE adjective

Definition of changeable (adjective)

1. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
   • "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy"
   • synonyms: mutable
   • antonym: changeless
2. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
   • "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"
   • synonyms: changeful
   • antonym: unchangeable
3. subject to change
   • "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
   • synonyms: uncertain, unsettled
4. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
   • "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
   • synonyms: chatoyant, iridescent, shot