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Changeable

Definition: Changeable

Changeable

Adjective

1. Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy".

2. Such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices".

3. Subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other".

4. Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "changeable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Etymology: Changeable \Change"a*ble\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression changeable.]. (references)

 

Synonyms: Changeable

Synonyms: changeful (adj), chatoyant (adj), iridescent (adj), mutable (adj), shot (adj), uncertain (adj), unsettled (adj). (additional references)
Antonyms: immutable (adj), unchangeable (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Changeable

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Change

Adjective: changed; Verb: newfangled; changeable; transitional; modifiable; alterative.

Changeableness

Adjective: changeable, changeful; changing; mutable, variable, checkered, ever changing; protean, proteiform; versatile.

Form

Pleomorphic; protean; changeable,.

Uncertainty

Adjective: uncertain; casual; random; (aimless); changeable.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Changeable

English words defined with "changeable": Allochroiccapricious, carved in stone, changeability, changeableness, Changeably, changefulnessfreakishGerful, Gery, GilbberyinconstancymoodinessProteiformset in stone, settled, Sun spotsTetrachorduncertain, unchangeable, Unconstant, unsettledversatile, Versicolored. (references)
Specialty definitions using "changeable": adularescence, ameliorating factorchangeable taffeta, Coronal holeiridiscent taffetaLocketSalad, shot clothtaffeta cameleon, taffeta Chameleon, TelescopeVALVE MAKER II, VARITYPE OPERATOR. (references)
Etymologies containing "changeable": Unconstant. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Changeable" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (alterable, changeable).

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Commercial Usage: Changeable

DomainTitle

Books

  • Changeable message signs (reference)

  • Changeable Thunder: Poems (reference)

  • Decorative Paint, Door Decor: 3 Whimsical Wooden Animals With 12 Changeable Decorations Add Charm to Any Wall or Door (reference)

  • Effectiveness of changeable message displays in advance of high-speed freeway lane closures (reference)

  • Pharmaceutical Sales Management in a Changeable Marketplace (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  • Polaroid Changeable Faceplates for Convertible I-Zone Pocket Camera Assortment (reference)

  • Polaroid i-zone Convertible Pocket Instant Camera w/ Changeable Faceplates (reference)

  • 3 AEROCRUISER CHANGEABLE WINGS (reference)

  • DSI Toys Walkie Talkie with Changeable Faces (48610D) (reference)

  • Hewlett Packard 3M Changeable Opaque Media For Designjet 54 X45 (Au) (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Changeable

AuthorQuotation

Homer

Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Changeable

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The adult CNS is much more plastic, or changeable, than scientists believed just a few years ago. One interesting discovery is that some of the cellular mechanisms that allow the nervous system to adapt with experience, such as glutamate signaling and calcium-mediated events, are the same as those that go awry after injury and cause secondary damage. (references)

Economic History

Denmark

The terrain, location, and prevailing westerly winds make the weather changeable. (references)

Travel

New Zealand

Weather is changeable, typically with short periods of a few days of settled or unsettled weather. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Changeable

"Changeable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.55% of the time. "Changeable" is used about 69 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)98.55%6840,606
Noun (proper)1.45%1339,140
                    Total100.00%69N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Changeable

Expressions using "changeable": changeable chatoyant iridescent shot changeable taffeta changeable weather. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "changeable": inter-changeable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Changeable

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

changeable letter sign

28

changeable message sign

4

changeable letterboards

15

changeable numbers sign

4

changeable sign

14

changeable numeral sign

4

changeable letter

14

camera changeable digital lens

4

changeable cms message sign

7

changeable outdoor sign

4

changeable banner

7

changeable signage

3

changeable ring stone

6

changeable letter plastic

3

board changeable china letter

6

changeable easel

3

changeable gem jewelry

6

changeable ring

3

changeable copy sign

6

ball changeable ring

2

changeable

5

changeable indoor sign

2

changeable copyboard letter

4

changeable raceland sign

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Changeable

Language Translations for "changeable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i paqëndrueshëm (cranky, fickle, fluent, fluid, inconsequential, inconstant, infirm, labile, mutable, non-persistent, protean, rocky, soft, tipsy, tottering, unequable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, waggly, wayward), i ndryshueshëm (alterable, changeful, fickle, flexible, inconstant, labile, mercurial, mobile, movable, mutable, protean, shifting, transitional, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, various, varying, vertiginous), i ndërrueshëm (commutable, convertible, ding-dong, variable). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏متلون (fickle, inconstant, protean), ‏متقلب (capricious, changeful, choppy, fickle, flighty, fluctuant, fluky, freakish, incalculable, inconsistent, inconstant, jumpy, mercurial, mobile, moody, mutable, reversible, rough and tumble, shaky, skittish, temperamental, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, versatile, volatile, wavering, wayward, weather vane, whimsical, yeasty), ‏متحول (fickle, inconstant, unstable, unsteady, variable), ‏متغير (changeful, changing, fickle, inconstant, mutable, unsteady, variable, weathercock), ‏المتقلب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

непостоянен (astatic, capricious, casual, changeful, discontinuous, erratic, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, impermanent, inconstant, irregular, liquid, lubricous, mobile, mutable, non-persistent, seesaw, sporadic, streaky, uncertain, unequable, uneven, unreliable, unstable, unsteady, vagarious, variable, variant, volatile, wayward, whimsical, yo-yo), променлив (baffling, choppy, erratic, fitful, fluctuating, fluent, inconsistent, inconstant, liquid, mobile, protean, shifting, undecided, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant, varied, versatile, volatile), изменяем (inflective, modifiable, variable). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

多变. (various references)

   

Czech

  

promìnlivý (changing, fluctuating, mobile, mutable, uncertain, variable, various), nestálý (erratic, fickle, floating, impermanent, inconstant, passing, unceasing, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, volatile), mìnitelný. (various references)

   

Danish

  

foranderlig skaelhat (changeable agaric, mutable pholiota), faste og udskiftelige magnetpladeenheder (fixed and changeable disc packs). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wispelturig (capricious, fitful), vlinderachtig (capricious, fitful), veranderlýk (variable), onstandvastig, onbestendig. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

متلون (Erratic, Protean), ناپایدار (Impermanent, Ramshackle, Transient, Transitory), تغییرپذیر (Convertible, Plastic, Skittish, Supple, Variable), دگرگون پذیر, دگرگون شدنی . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vaihtelevainen (fickle, flighty, inconstant, variable, varied, varying), vaihteleva (fickle, flighty, inconstant, variable, varied, varying), muuttuva (variable), epävakainen (inconstant, unstable, unsteady, variable). (various references)

   

French

  

changeable, variable (changeably, changing, chopping), mobile. (various references)

   

German

  

veränderlich (fluctuating, inconstant, mutable, mutably, shifting, unsettled, variable, variably, varying). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μεταβλητόσ (alterable, mutable, variable), μεταβλητός (variable), ευμετάβλητοσ (fickle, mercurial, mutable, protean, variable), ευμετάβλητος (fickle, inconstant), άστατος (fitful, inconstant, unsettled, whimsical), αλλοιώσιμοσ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

משת " (changing, differential, mutable, uneven, urinal, urinary, variable). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

változékony (alterable, choppy, fickle, impermanent, inconstant, labile, liquid, mercurial, mobile, mutable, unsettled, unsteady, variable), állhatatlan (fickle, flighty, hoity toity, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, quavery, skittish, to blow hot a cold). (various references)

   

Italian

  

variabile (changing, different, variable). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

変わり"い (inconstant, unsettled), 可変 (controllable, convertible, variable). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かわりやすい (inconstant, unsettled), かへ" (controllable, convertible, outstanding poem, petal, variable). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

변하기 쉬워. (various references)

   

Manx

  

caghlaaee (alternative, changing, volatile). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

angeablechay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

variável (baffling, choppy, desultory, mutable, uncertain, unequable, unequal, variable, variant, various, versatile), mutável (convertible, mutable, variable, variant), instável (ambulatory, astatic, baffling, bumpy, erratic, fickle, kid-glove, labile, lubricous, mobile, mutable, off-balance, slippery, slippy, temperamental, ticklish, tippy, tottering, unreliable, unsound, unstable, unsteady, variable, wayward, wonky), inconstante (astatic, capricious, changeful, desultory, fanciful, fickle, flighty, giddy, impermanent, inconstant, light-minded, mutable, shifting, skittish, uncertain, unequable, unequal, unreliable, unstable, unsure, variable, versatile). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

variabil (choppy, floating, fluctuating, mutable, uncertain, uneven, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variably, variant, varying), schimbãtor (capricious, catching, chequered, choppy, fickle, inconstant, mobile, Moody, moonish, mutable, shifty, slippery, switch, unequal, unsettled, unsteady, variable, varied, versatile, volatile), nestatornic (fickle, flyaway, giddy, lubricous, mobile, mutable, ticklish, unfaithful, unreliable, unstable, variably, versatile, volatile, wayward), mutabil (mutable), mobil (detachable, impulse, mobile, motive, movable, moving, personal, removable, unstable, working), alterabil (alterable, perishable). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сменный (exchangeable, interchangeable, pluggable, removable), неустойчивый (astable, dicky, erratic, grog, groggy, inconstant, infirm, labile, ramshackle, top heavy, topheavy, unballasted, unequable, unstable, unsteady, waggly, wavering, yielding), непостоянный (casual, changeful, fast and loose, fickle, impermanent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, unabiding, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, wanton), переменчивый (mutable, shifty), изменяемый (alterable, inflective), изменчивый (fast and loose, fickle, inequable, mobile, mutable, protean, streaky, vagrant, variable, wayward). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

promenljiv (changing, declinable, fickle, impermanent, mutable, shifting, unsettled, unsteady, variable, variant, volatile), nestalan (erratic, fickle, fleeting, impermanent, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, shifty, skittish, transient, unabiding, unsteady, versatile, volatile, voluble), nepostojan (evanescent, fugacious, impermanent, inconstant, labile, transient, transitory, unabiding, vacillating). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cambiadizo, cambiable (changeful, exchangeable, variable), variable (changeful, unsettled, up and down, variable, varying, wayward), no constante (changeful), mutable (fluctuating, variable). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

föränderlig (inconstant, mutable, variable), ombytlig (fickle, inconsistent, inconstant, variable, vertiginous, volatile). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kararsız (ambivalent, astatic, baffling, changeful, double-minded, doubtful, dubious, erratic, faltering, fickle, flighty, fluctuating, flukey, fluky, fluxional, halting, hazy, hesitant, inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, infirm, infirm of purpose, irresolute, precarious, restless, shilly shally, uncertain, uncommitted, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, vagabond, vague, wayward, weak-kneed), istikrarsız (changeful, choppy, desultory, fluid, precarious, undecided, unequal, unstable, unsteady), değiştirilebilir (alterable, commutable, convertible, exchangeable, modifiable, open ended, replaceable), değişken (capricious, changeful, choppy, erratic, factor, fickle, fitful, flexible, flexile, fluid, fluxional, incalculable, inconsistent, inconstant, inequable, labile, mercurial, mobile, mutable, protean, shifting, sliding, streaked, streaky, swinging, uncertain, unfunded, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant, versatile), değişebilir (alterable, mutable, mutative), dönek (apostate, capricious, changeful, deserter, fickle, flukey, fluky, inconstant, lubricious, piker, protean, quitter, rat, Ratter, renegade, turnabout, turncoat, untrustworthy, versatile, volatile). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

що підда"ться змінам, несталий (catching, fickle, inconstant, mobile, mutable, transient, versatile), непостійний (ambulatory, capricious, changeful, fickle, flighty, impermanent, instable, mercurial, non-permanent, shifting, unstable, unsteady, variant, volatile, voluble, weathercock), мінливий (capricious, changeful, chatoyant, chequered, choppy, floating, inconsistent, interchangeable, mutable, non-permanent, skittish, stayless, uncertain, vagrant, variable, varied, wanton, wavy, wayward), з відливом, з полиском, переливчастий (chatoyant, iridescent, rainbow, shot). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

hay thay đổi có thể thay đổi, dễ thay đổi. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

cyfnewidiol, oriog (fickle, inconstant), anwadal (fickle, unstable). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Changeable

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

ambigua, ambiguum, inconstans, inconstantia, Kuehneromyces mutabilis, mobilibus, mobilior, mobilis, multiplex, multiplices, multiplici, mutabilis, Pholiota mutabilis, variabilis, varius, ventosa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Changeable

LanguageDateSourceIsaiah Chapter 3, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai ta epiblhmata ta kata thn oikian kai ta diafanh lakwnika
Latin405VulgateEt mutatoria et pallia et linteamina et acus
Middle English1395WyclifAnd chaunging clothis, and litil palles, and shetes, and pynnes,
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
Victorian English1833WebsterThe changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins,
Basic English1964OgdenThe feast-day dresses, and the robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Changeable

LanguageIsaiah Chapter 3, Verse 22
CebuanoAng mga saput nga igsusul-ob alang sa mga fiesta, ug ang manteletas, ug ang mga panolon, ug mga puntil;
Croatianskupocjene haljine i plašteve, prijevjese i torbice,
DanishFestklæder, Underdragter, Sjaler, Tasker,
DutchDe wisselklederen, en de manteltjes, en de hoedjes, en de buidels,
Finnishjuhlavaatteet, kaavut, vaipat, kukkarot,
FrenchLes vêtements précieux et les larges tuniques, Les manteaux et les gibecières;
Germandie Feierkleider, die Mäntel, die Schleier, die Beutel,
Haitian Creolebèl rad swa yo, foula yo, chal yo, bous yo,
HungarianA gyûrûket és az orrpereczeket,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-haripakaian pesta yang indah-indah, gaun mantel, dompet,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamadan segala persalinan dan segala baju selimut dan segala tudung dan segala pundi-pundi,
Italianvesti preziose e mantelline, scialli, borsette,
MaoriNga kakahu whakapaipai, nga koroka, nga hooro me nga pukoro,
Norwegianhøitidsklærne og kåpene og de store tørklær og pungene,
Portugueseos vestidos de festa, e os mantos, e os xales, e os bolsos;   
Rumanianhainele de sqrbqtoare wi cqmqwile cele largi, mantiile wi pungile;
RussianУЧЕФМЩЕ ФПОЛЙЕ Е БОЮЙ Й ПЧСЪЛЙ, Й ПЛТЩЧБМБ.
Spanishlas ropas festivas, los mantos, los pañuelos, los bolsos,
Swedishhögtidsdräkter, kåpor, mantlar och pungar,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Changeable

Derivations

Words beginning with "changeable": changeableness, changeablenesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "changeable": exchangeable, interchangeable, noninterchangeable, unchangeable. (additional references)

Words containing "changeable": interchangeableness, interchangeablenesses, unchangeableness, unchangeablenesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Changeable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: changable, hangable, Rhangabe, tangeable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Changeable"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "changeable" (pronounced khā"njubul)
8kh ā" n j u b u lexchangeable, interchangeable.
6-n j u b u lfungible, tangible, intangible.
5-j u b u lineligible, chargeable, eligible, illegible, incorrigible, intelligible, knowledgeable, manageable, negligible, rechargeable, salvageable, unintelligible, unmanageable.
4-u b u lincurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3-b u lable, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Changeable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-g-h-l-n"

-2 letters: hangable.

-3 letters: balance, ganache.

-4 letters: achene, anlace, anlage, baleen, bangle, beagle, blanch, bleach, blench, change, chelae, enable, encage, enlace, galeae, galena, glance, glebae.

-5 letters: abele, agene, aglee, alane, alang, algae, anele, angel, angle, bagel, banal, beach, beech, began, belch, belga, bench, bhang, cabal, cable, canal, celeb, chang, chela, clang, clean, eagle, gable, galah, galea.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-g-h-l-n"
 

+2 letters: exchangeable, unchangeable.

 

+4 letters: changeableness.

 

+5 letters: changeabilities, exchangeability, interchangeable, interchangeably, unchallengeable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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