fickle
/'fikl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Liable to sudden unpredictable change: Describes something or someone that changes often and without warning, making it unreliable or unstable.
- Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments: Specifically describes a person whose feelings, loyalties, or interests are not constant and shift frequently.
Usage Examples
- Describing a person's character or feelings:
- He was a fickle friend, always changing his mind about who he liked.
- Her fickle affections made it hard for anyone to trust her promises.
- Describing changeable things or conditions:
- The island is known for its fickle weather, which can turn from sunny to stormy in minutes.
- Consumer tastes are notoriously fickle, making the fashion industry very challenging.
Advanced Usage
- "Fickle fortune": A literary phrase referring to the unpredictable nature of luck or success.
- Many stories are about heroes brought down by fickle fortune.
- "The fickle finger of fate": An idiomatic expression highlighting how fate can change situations unexpectedly.
- It was the fickle finger of fate that led them to meet again after twenty years.
Variants and Related Words
- Fickleness (noun): The quality of being fickle.
- The fickleness of public opinion is a constant worry for politicians.
- Fickly (adverb, archaic): In a fickle manner.
Synonyms
- Capricious: Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
- Mercurial: Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
- Volatile: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
- Inconstant: Frequently changing; not loyal or faithful.
Antonyms
- Constant: Occurring continuously over a period of time; loyal and faithful.
- Steadfast: Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.
- Reliable: Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
Related Idioms
- As fickle as the weather: Used to emphasize that someone or something changes very frequently and without reason.
- His opinions on the matter are as fickle as the weather.
Adjective
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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erratic behavior
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fickle weather
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mercurial twists of temperament
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a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
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marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
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fickle friends
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a flirt's volatile affections
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