fickle

  • 11fickle — fick•le [[t]ˈfɪk əl[/t]] adj. 1) not constant or loyal in affections 2) likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12fickle — fick|le [ˈfıkəl] adj [: Old English; Origin: ficol deceiving ] 1.) someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them used to show disapproval ▪ an unpredictable and fickle …

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  • 13fickle — adjective 1 someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them: an unpredictable and fickle lover 2 something such as weather that is fickle often changes suddenly… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14fickle — UK [ˈfɪk(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms fickle : adjective fickle comparative fickler superlative ficklest 1) always changing your mind about who or what you like 2) weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly …

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  • 15fickle — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ a little, slightly, etc …

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  • 16fickle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. capricious, unstable, inconstant. See changeableness. Ant., faithful, constant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not to be relied upon] Syn. capricious, whimsical, mercurial; see changeable 1 , 2 . 2.… …

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  • 17fickle — fick|le [ fıkl ] adjective 1. ) always changing your mind about who or what you like 2. ) weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18fickle — adjective the fickle Loretta has a different boyfriend every month Syn: capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial; inconstant, undependable, unsteady, unfaithful, faithless, flighty, giddy, skittish; fair weather; technical labile;… …

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  • 19fickle — adj 1. capricious, whimsical, fanciful, flighty, giddy, dizzy, frivolous, facetious; changeable, variable, mutable, moody, unpredictable, unaccountable; volatile, mercurial, quicksilver; impulsive, impetuous, erratic, spasmodic, fitful, irregular …

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  • 20Fickle, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = Fickle settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = image dot dot mapsize = dot map caption = dot x = dot y = pushpin pushpin label position =… …

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