mutable
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mu·ta·ble
adjective \ˈmyü-tə-bəl\Definition of MUTABLE
1
: prone to change : inconstant
2
a : capable of change or of being changed b : capable of or liable to mutation
— mu·ta·bil·i·ty \ˌmyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— mu·ta·bly \ˈmyü-tə-blē\ adverb
See Examples of MUTABLE
- the government's mutable economic policies
- <a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues>
Origin of MUTABLE
Middle English, from Latin mutabilis, from mutare to change; akin to Old English mīthan to conceal, Sanskrit mināti he exchanges, deceives
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to MUTABLE
- Synonyms
- capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, fickle, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile
- Antonyms
- certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying
Other Genetics Terms
mu·ta·ble
adjective \ˈmyüt-ə-bəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MUTABLE
1
: capable of change or of being changed in form, quality, or nature
2
: capable of or liable to mutation
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