changeability
- noun
- /ˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti/
- The changeability of fashion trends can make it hard to keep up with what is in style.
Examples
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So what makes this disorder so unique is this changeability occurs so rapidly.
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Research on the changeability of risk/need items of juvenile offenders is scarce but also highly relevant because risk/need assessment tools increasingly inform risk reduction strategies for this population.
Academic text (2018) -
Social needs change and shift, and society is rather infamous for the changeability of its moral standards.
Blog text (33) -
Obama thought his charm and changeability would overcome all of this.
Blog text (10) -
In this context, three themes were identified in the literature that support belief changeability through intervention programs.
Academic text (2013) -
Racial identity has both stable and situationally specific properties that dynamically account for both behavioral consistency and changeability.
Academic text (2003) -
To validly use risk assessment tools to orient and evaluate risk reduction strategies, more knowledge about the changeability of risk/need items of these tools should become available.
Academic text (2018) -
It has, of course, been recognized by everyone who has ever thought about texts: the changeability of texts over time is the basic fact that gave rise to such a field as textual criticism and has been the grounding for all editorial activity.
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The changeability of the weather this time of year makes planning outdoor events challenging.
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Her changeability in mood often surprises her friends, as they never know how she will feel.
Synonyms
Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations
The amount that something changes over time or between things
How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations
The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations
Being able to change often or easily
How easy it is to change something to fit different needs
A movement that changes direction or strength and is hard to predict
The ability to change to fit new situations
The ease with which a person can be influenced or changed
How easy it is to change something
The ability to change
A quality of being able to change
Ability of a thing to be changed in shape, look, or use
The ability of something to change into a different form
Ability to change or adapt quickly
How often something becomes different, like the weather
A quality of becoming different often and without warning
A quality of changing often, like rain or mood
Antonyms
How Changeable
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
changeability = changeable (transparent) = change + able + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'changeable' indicating the quality or state of being able to change.
Etymology
Changeability is made from change and ability, so it literally means 'ability to change'. That's why it describes the quality of something that can change easily or often.