Meanings
plural changeabilities
- uncountableusuallyThe quality of being changeable; changeableness.
1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, page 9 (2001 Perennial Edition). It was chilly that April, with the awkward changeability of English spring.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱh₂embos
- Proto-Celtic*kambos
- Gaulishcambion
- Latincambium
- Late Latincambiō
- Late Latincambiāre
- Old Frenchchangier
- Anglo-Normanchaunger
- Middle Englishchaungen
- Englishchange
- Englishchangeability
Cite this entry
changeability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changeability
“changeability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changeability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “changeability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changeability.
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