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variableness

variableness

7.2
A quality of changing often, like rain or mood
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛəriəblnəs/
translation icon : variabilidad
  • Scientists study the variableness of the climate to understand its impact on agriculture.

Examples

  • As for the causes of suicide in England, they are ascribed to "the variableness of the climate, the great use of animal food, strong spirituous liquors, tea, and the sulphurous exhalations of the pit-coal used as fuel...

    Academic text (1998)
  • The variableness of the weather in spring makes it difficult to plan outdoor activities.

  • Her mood showed a remarkable variableness, shifting from happiness to anger within minutes.

Synonyms

flexibility
vsvariableness
153 3.6

Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations

is the general capacity for change rather than personal willingness to adapt
variation
vsvariableness
113 3.0

A change in amount or condition from what is normal

is the broader quality of being subject to change not single instances
volatility
vsvariableness
  • Specialized
49 7.1

How likely a person, situation, or market is to change quickly and unexpectedly

is the general state of being changeable rather than sudden harmful instability
variability
vsvariableness
29 5.7

The amount that something changes over time or between things

is the general trait of being subject to change rather than instances
variance
vsvariableness
18 5.5

A difference from what is usual or expected

is the general ability to change itself rather than a single difference
fluidity
vsvariableness
8 5.0

How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations

is the general susceptibility to change rather than smooth adaptability
mutability
vsvariableness
1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

is the general susceptibility to change rather than capacity or power
adjustability
vsvariableness
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

is the general property of being changeable rather than practical ability to adjust
changeability
vsvariableness
1 4.6

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

is the general state of being subject to change not ease of change
changefulness
vsvariableness
  • Archaic
7.5

How often something becomes different, like the weather

is the broader quality of being subject to change not just tendency
alterability
vsvariableness
7.2

The ability to change

is the general readiness to change rather than specific capability
mutableness
vsvariableness
9.9

A quality of being able to change

is the broad condition of being subject to change rather than an event
changeableness
vsvariableness
7.6

A quality of becoming different often and without warning

is the neutral quality of being subject to change rather than speed
flexibleness
vsvariableness
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is the broader state of being subject to change rather than pliability
tunability
vsvariableness
6.7

How easy it is to adjust a device to different settings so it works how you want

is the broader quality of being subject to change not technical ability to tune
dynamicity
vsvariableness
8.1

Ability to change or adapt quickly

is the simple potential to change rather than energetic or active change

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

A state in which something stays the same

How Variable

volatility
  • Specialized
49 7.1
variability
29 5.7
variableness
7.2
stability
363 3.1

Surface Forms

variableness singular

Morphology

variableness = variable (transparent) = variable + ness

The word is formed by adding the suffix '-ness' to 'variable', indicating the state or quality of being variable.

Etymology

The word variableness comes from the common verb vary, which means 'change', and the same root is in variable. So, variableness refers to the fact of being able to change or not staying the same.