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   protean

   /ˈprəʊtɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. tending or able to change frequently or easily: "it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject" Similar ever-changingvariablechangeablemutablekaleidoscopicerraticquicksilverinconstantinconsistentunstableunsteadyshiftingunevenunsettledfluctuatingchameleon-likechameleonicfluidwaveringvacillatingmercurialvolatileunpredictablewaywardunreliableundependableinformal:peakytechnical:labilerare:staylesschangefulOpposite constantconsistent
   • ▪ able to do many different things; versatile: "protean thinkers who scan the horizons of work and society" Similar versatileadaptableflexibleall-roundmultifacetedmultitalentedmany-sidedresourcefulmalleableOpposite limited

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Proteus + -an.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proteanism noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › proteanProtean Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PROTEAN is of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms. How to use protean in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROTEAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. literary uk / prəʊˈtiː.ən / us / ˈproʊ.t̬i.ən / Add to word list. easily and continuously changing: the protean talents of this comedian. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently. capriciously. capriciousness. changeable. changeful. inconsistency. inconsistently. inconstantly. patchiness. patchy. ping-pong.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › proteanPROTEAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Protean definition: readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.. See examples of PROTEAN used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › proteanProtean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Protean means able to change shape. Proteus was a Greek god who could tell the future, but when he was asked a question he didn't want to answer, he would change shapes. With someone or something protean, you get all the power of shape-shifting, plus some of the menace of a god you cannot control.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROTEAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. literary us / ˈproʊ.t̬i.ən / uk / prəʊˈtiː.ən / Add to word list. easily and continuously changing: the protean talents of this comedian. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently. capriciously. capriciousness. changeable. changeful. inconsistency. inconsistently. inconstantly. patchiness. patchy. ping-pong.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROTEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as protean, you mean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance, or behaviour. [ formal ] He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › proteanProtean - definition of protean by The Free Dictionary

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   1. readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. 2. changeable in shape or form, as an ameba. 3. (of an actor) versatile. 4. ( cap.) of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Proteus. [1590–1600] pro′te•an•ism, n.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › proteanProtean Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Showing different abilities or great variety; versatile. Of or relating to Proteus. Any of a group of insoluble derived proteins that are the first products of the action of water, dilute acids, or enzymes on proteins.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPROTEAN - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    If you describe someone or something as protean, you mean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance, or behaviour. [ formal ] [...] More

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › proteanprotean | meaning of protean in Longman Dictionary of...

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    protean meaning, definition, what is protean: able to keep changing or to do many thin...: Learn more.