fickle

CEFRC1

/ˈfɪk.əl/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Changing opinions or feelings often and unexpectedly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    To deceive, flatter.

Examples

  • Man is as fickle as autumn weather.

  • Women are fickle and anyone who trusts them is a fool.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.

More examples

In context

  • The weather is fickle.

  • fickle breeze

  • fickle stock market

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.