Definitions for fickleˈfɪk əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fick•le*ˈfɪk əl(adj.)
not constant or loyal in affections.
likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable:
fickle weather.
* Syn: fickle , inconstant , capricious describe persons or things that are not firm or steady in affection, behavior, opinion, or loyalty. fickle implies an underlying perversity as a cause for the lack of stability: once lionized, now rejected by a fickle public. inconstant suggests an innate disposition to change: an inconstant lover, flitting from affair to affair. capricious implies unpredictable changeability arising from sudden whim: a capricious reversal of policy.
Origin of fickle:
bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful
fick′le•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fickle, volatile(adj)
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
"fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)(adj)
liable to sudden unpredictable change
"erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fickle(adjective)ˈfɪk əl
always changing your opinion
fickle customers who change their loyalties
Webster Dictionary
Fickle(adj)
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel
Translations for fickle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wispelturig; veranderlikAfrikaans
- مُتَقَلِّب، غير مُسْتَقِرArabic
- непостояненBulgarian
- volúvelPortuguese (BR)
- nestálý, vrtošivýCzech
- wankelmütigGerman
- ubeslutsomDanish
- επιπόλαιος, άστατοςGreek
- inconstante, volubleSpanish
- tujukasEstonian
- دمدمی مزاجFarsi
- häilyväFinnish
- inconstantFrench
- הֲפַכפַּךHebrew
- चंचल, अस्थिरHindi
- hirovit, promjenjiv, prevrtljivCroatian
- ingatagHungarian
- selalu berubah, plin-planIndonesian
- hverflyndurIcelandic
- incostante, volubileItalian
- 変わりやすいJapanese
- 변덕스러운Korean
- nepastovus, permainingasLithuanian
- nepastāvīgs; mainīgs; svārstīgsLatvian
- mudah berubah-ubahMalay
- wispelturigDutch
- lunefull, ustadig, uberegneligNorwegian
- zmiennyPolish
- دمدمی مزاجPersian
- بوالېوس، دوه زړى؛ زړه نازړه، بې ثباته، نا كرارهPashto
- volúvelPortuguese
- schimbătorRomanian
- непостоянныйRussian
- nestálySlovak
- muhastSlovenian
- prevrtljivSerbian
- ombytlig, nyckfull, vankelmodigSwedish
- แปรปรวนThai
- maymun iştahlı, gelgeç gönüllüTurkish
- 善變的Chinese (Trad.)
- несталий, мінливийUkrainian
- مذبذبUrdu
- hay thayđổi; không kiên địnhVietnamese
- 反复无常的Chinese (Simp.)
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