be+inconstant

  • 101vent — [ vɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. ventus I ♦ A ♦ Déplacements naturels de l atmosphère. 1 ♦ Mouvement de l atmosphère ressenti au voisinage du sol; déplacement d air; air déplacé (⇒ alizé, aquilon, autan, bora, chergui, chinook, foehn, khamsin, mistral …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 102unsteady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fluctuating, waving, shifting, vacillating, irresolute, shaky, tottery, wobbly, infirm. See inequality, changeableness, agitation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wobbly] Syn. unstable, wiggly, wavering …

    English dictionary for students

  • 103capricious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. whimsical, inconstant, fickle; see careless 1 , changeable 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at inconstant . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [kuh PRISH us] subject to change on a whim, unpredictable. Fred is… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 104fickle — 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

  • 105in|con´stant|ly — in|con|stant «ihn KON stuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. not constant; changeable; variable: »an inconstant person, character, or action. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circled orb (Shakespeare).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 106in|con|stant — «ihn KON stuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. not constant; changeable; variable: »an inconstant person, character, or action. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circled orb (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): fickle,… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 107Changeable — Change a*ble, a. [Cf. F. changeable.] 1. Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor. [1913 Webster] 2. Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 108Mutable — Mu ta*ble, a. [L. mutabilis, fr. mutare to change. See {Move}.] 1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature. [1913 Webster] Things of the most accidental and mutable nature. South. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 109Variable — Va ri*a*ble, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity. [1913 Webster] 2. Liable to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110Variable exhaust — Variable Va ri*a*ble, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English