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mutable

[myoo-tuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. liable or subject to change or alteration.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant.

    the mutable ways of fortune.

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  3. Computers.(in object-oriented programming) of or noting an object having properties whose values can change while the object itself maintains a unique identity.



mutable

/ ˈːəə /

adjective

  1. able to or tending to change

  2. astrology of or relating to four of the signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, which are associated with the quality of adaptability Compare cardinal fixed

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Other Word Forms

  • mutability noun
  • mutableness noun
  • mutably adverb
  • hypermutable adjective
  • hypermutably adverb
  • nonmutable adjective
  • nonmutably adverb
  • unmutable adjective
  • ˈܳٲ adverb
  • ˌܳٲˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mutable1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ū, equivalent to ū() “to change” + -bilis -ble
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mutable1

C14: from Latin ū fickle, from ū to change
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The staging is a practical arrangement, but it is also a presentation meant to convey gravitas and to ensure everyone can keep an eye on their mutable front man.

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Still, “It showed that those sites are mutable in these viruses,” says Tom Peacock, an influenza virologist at the Pirbright Institute.

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In the course of his restless, mutable career, Gordon, 72, has written all kinds of music, from classical pieces for solo piano or chamber orchestra to dance scores and experimental operas.

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But when you take a step backwards and you look at the gameplay, a station wagon is mutable.

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Godzilla belongs to Japan in the same way that, say, the Doctor of “Doctor Who” will always be British, even though that character is from a different planet and mutable in every other respect.

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