fickle
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈfɪkəl/
:
inconstante
- Her interest in the project was fickle; one week she was excited and the next she wasn't.
- public opinion is fickle
- a fickle nature
- notoriously fickle
People are notoriously stubborn and fickle and wilful.
- People are notoriously stubborn and fickle and wilful.
- I think yeah, everyone's, the Internet is fickle like that.
- So, you know, we're, you know, we're fickle.
- Horror is such a fickle genre.
- It's mind boggling how much choice consumers have out there and they're fickle.
- It deserves to be branded as a vice peculiar to fickle and false hearted men who say everything with a view to pleasure and nothing with a view to truth.
- Well, the answer is fickle human Physiology and lazy engineering.
Examples
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The human mind is fickle, always wanting new variety and new terrain.
Fiction book (1993) -
I gave up on a career in event management because I thought it was too volatile a business, too fickle.
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And yeah, you got to like, the Internet is so fickle in the sense that if you stop, they stop.
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These are fickle times, Dick.
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We are reminded of the fickle nature of the weather.
Academic text (2010) -
But war is notoriously fickle, and at any moment things could change.
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Mechanical and electrical engineers worked together on increasingly sophisticated products meant to please fickle consumers.
Academic text (2003) -
In Maine, most potato farms rely on the fickle precipitation that nature provides.
Academic text (2006) -
International relations are not fickle variables to be reset sporadically at the push of a button.
Academic text (2009) -
The party keeps looking hopefully at the clouds, as the fickle sun surfaces and retreats.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
71
4.1
Not able to be trusted to work or be right
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7.4
Having sudden unpredictable changes in feelings toward others
12
6.5
Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way
12
7.3
Not firm or brave when making decisions
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8.2
Changing mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning
4
6.8
A person who feels interested one moment and not interested the next
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7.5
Changing often and not staying the same
1
9.7
Able to change or break down easily
1
7.5
Tends to be different often
Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often
Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning
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Etymology
Fickle comes from an old English word ficol that meant 'deceitful' or 'untrustworthy'. So think of someone's feelings changing like the wind: that idea of being false or always shifting is why fickle means 'changing often and not reliable'.