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    fickleness
    /ˈfɪklnəs/

    noun

    • 1. changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections: "the fickleness of youth"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFICKLENESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of being likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason: the fickleness of modern-day football fans. the fickleness of public taste. the quality of being likely to change suddenly and without warning: the fickleness of fortune.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfickleness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    the fickleness of young lovers. Check pronunciation: fickleness. Definition of fickleness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ficklenessFickleness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Fickleness is a trait of being likely to change, especially when it comes to loyalty or feelings. Your dog's fickleness might mean she loves you best today, but your brother will be her favorite tomorrow.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFICKLENESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. the quality or state of being changeable in purpose, affections, or other qualities; capriciousness. The word fickleness is derived from fickle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › fickleness_nfickleness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun fickleness is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for fickleness is from around 1397, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fickleFickle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness… See the full definition

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFICKLENESS definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    noun. the quality or state of being changeable in purpose, affections, or other qualities; capriciousness. The word fickleness is derived from fickle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › ficklenessFickleness - definition of fickleness by The Free Dictionary

    Define fickleness. fickleness synonyms, fickleness pronunciation, fickleness translation, English dictionary definition of fickleness. adj. Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious. fick′le·ness n.

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › ficklenessfickleness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 12, 2024 · fickleness (countable and uncountable, plural ficklenesses) The quality of being fickle.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFICKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason: He criticized the fickle behavior of football fans who cheer you one week and boo you the next. The weather is described as fickle if it tends to change suddenly: Fickle winds made sailing conditions difficult. fickleness. noun [ U ] us / ˈfɪk·əl·nəs /