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adjective. formal uk / ˈmjuː.tə.b ə l / us / ˈmjuː.t̬ə.b ə l / Add to word list. able or likely to change: the mutable nature of love. Language is not static, it is mutable. Synonym. changeable. Opposites. changeless literary. immutable formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. always becoming different.
The meaning of MUTABLE is prone to change : inconstant. How to use mutable in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ˈmjuː.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / ˈmjuː.tə.b ə l / Add to word list. able or likely to change: the mutable nature of love. Language is not static, it is mutable. Synonym. changeable. Opposites. changeless literary. immutable formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. always becoming different.
Definition of mutable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something or someone that is mutable is subject to change. Mutable weather can go from sunny, to rainy and windy, and back to sunny again. The word mutable originally had a negative connotation, and it referred to a person, usually a poet, who frequently changed his mind and moods.
Synonyms for MUTABLE: volatile, unpredictable, changeful, variable, unstable, inconsistent, changeable, mercurial; Antonyms of MUTABLE: immutable, constant, certain, stable, unchangeable, unchanging, predictable, invariable.
adjective. liable or subject to change or alteration. Synonyms: variable, changeable. given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant: the mutable ways of fortune. Synonyms: unsteady, unsettled, vacillating, unstable. Antonyms: stable.
Definition of 'mutable' Word Frequency. mutable in British English. (ˈmjuːtəbəl ) adjective. 1. able to or tending to change. 2. astrology. of or relating to four of the signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, which are associated with the quality of adaptability. Compare cardinal (sense 9), fixed (sense 10)
Synonyms and examples. changing. We must navigate changing attitudes about women in leadership. changeable. British weather is notoriously changeable. varied. He has had a rich and varied career. fluid. Our travel plans are fluid because of the train strike. dynamic. The Japanese economy is much more dynamic than our own. variable.
adj. 1. a. Capable of or subject to change or alteration. b. Prone to frequent change; inconstant: mutable weather patterns. 2. Tending to undergo genetic mutation: a mutable organism; a mutable gene. [Middle English, from Latin mūtābilis, from mūtāre, to change; see mutate .] mu′ta·bil′i·ty n. mu′ta·bly adv.
