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changeability

changeability

1 4.6
How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather
  • noun
  • /ˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : cambiabilidad
  • The changeability of fashion trends can make it hard to keep up with what is in style.

Examples

  • So what makes this disorder so unique is this changeability occurs so rapidly.

  • 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.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The changeability of the weather this time of year makes planning outdoor events challenging.

  • Her changeability in mood often surprises her friends, as they never know how she will feel.

Synonyms

flexibility
vschangeability
153 3.6

Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations

is the neutral quality of being able to change rather than willingness
variability
vschangeability
29 5.7

The amount that something changes over time or between things

focuses on being able to change easily or often not only inconsistency
fluidity
vschangeability
8 5.0

How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations

is the broader state of being able to be altered often
plasticity
vschangeability
  • Specialized
4 6.3

The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations

is the general quality of being able to change often
mutability
vschangeability
1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

is the everyday quality of being able to change easily or often
adjustability
vschangeability
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

is the general capacity to be changed or adapted
shiftiness
vschangeability
1 7.9

A movement that changes direction or strength and is hard to predict

is the neutral state of being able to change often not instability
flexibleness
vschangeability
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is the broader readiness to change often not only physical ability
moldability
vschangeability
  • US
6.1

The ease with which a person can be influenced or changed

is the wider quality of being able to change or adapt
modifiability
vschangeability
7.0

How easy it is to change something

is the general state of being changeable often or easily
alterability
vschangeability
7.2

The ability to change

focuses more on ease or frequency of change not just capability
mutableness
vschangeability
9.9

A quality of being able to change

is the general readiness to change frequently or with ease
transformability
vschangeability
6.5

Ability of a thing to be changed in shape, look, or use

is the broader quality of changing easily rather than only conversion
transmutability
vschangeability
9.9

The ability of something to change into a different form

is more general covering easy or frequent change beyond form shifts
dynamicity
vschangeability
8.1

Ability to change or adapt quickly

is the neutral quality of being able to change not constant motion
changefulness
vschangeability
  • Archaic
7.5

How often something becomes different, like the weather

is about being able to change easily or often rather than just tendency
changeableness
vschangeability
7.6

A quality of becoming different often and without warning

is the general capacity to be altered easily not only speed
variableness
vschangeability
7.2

A quality of changing often, like rain or mood

is the quality of changing easily or often rather than mere variation

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

7.8

Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change

How Changeable

instability
114 5.1
plasticity
  • Specialized
4 6.3
flexibility
37 3.0
changeability
1 4.6
stability
363 3.1
rigidity
7 7.0

Surface Forms

changeability singular

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.