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mutableness

mutableness

9.9
A quality of being able to change
  • noun
  • /mjuːˈteɪbəl.nəs/
translation icon : mutabilidad
  • The mutableness of the weather surprised everyone.

Examples

  • The mutableness of species is a central idea in evolutionary theory.

  • The mutableness of fashion trends makes it difficult to keep up with current styles.

  • Many philosophers have debated the mutableness of human nature throughout history.

  • Her art reflects the mutableness of human emotions.

  • The mutableness of fashion trends makes it difficult to keep up with current styles.

  • Her art reflects the mutableness of human emotions.

  • Many philosophers have debated the mutableness of human nature throughout history.

Synonyms

mutability
vsmutableness
1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

is the same meaning expressed by the main concept
changeability
vsmutableness
1 4.6

How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather

names the general ability to change without implying frequency
alterability
vsmutableness
7.2

The ability to change

is the same general capacity named by the main concept
variableness
vsmutableness
7.2

A quality of changing often, like rain or mood

refers to the same capacity but without stressing variation patterns
changeableness
vsmutableness
7.6

A quality of becoming different often and without warning

describes the same changeability but without the quick or unpredictable focus
modifiability
vsmutableness
7.0

How easy it is to change something

covers the same capacity but is broader than deliberate modification
transformability
vsmutableness
6.5

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

is broader, applying to change generally not only conversion
transmutability
vsmutableness
9.9

The ability of something to change into a different form

is more general, covering change without requiring transformation of substance

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

1 8.5

A state of not changing over time

How Changeable

instability
114 5.1
variability
29 5.7
mutableness
9.9
stability
363 3.1
immutability
1 8.5

Surface Forms

mutableness singular
mutablenesses plural

Morphology

mutableness = mutable (transparent) = mutable + ness

A regular noun formed from the adjective 'mutable' with '-ness'; the meaning 'quality of being changeable' follows directly from the base adjective.

Etymology

Mutableness comes from the Latin verb mutare 'to change' and shares the same root with mutate and mutation. So mutableness means the state of being able to change.