changeful

[ cheynj-fuhl ]

adjective

1. full of changes; variable; inconstant.

ˈchangeful

/ ˈtʃeɪndʒfʊl /

adjective

1. often changing; inconstant; variable

Derived Forms

• ˈchangefulness, noun
• ˈchangefully, adverb

Other Words From

• changeful·ly adverb
• changeful·ness noun
• un·changeful adjective
• un·changeful·ly adverb
• un·changeful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of changeful¹

First recorded in 1600–10; change + -ful

Example Sentences

To Fatima, it’s “like an animal, changeful and anxious, ready to flee or bite.”

From New York Times

Perhaps our fictional aunts vary so much because of their changeful allegiances in the family.

From New York Times

It seemed to him that he would never hear again a running water so beautiful, for ever blending its innumerable notes in an endless changeful music.

From Literature

It’s this changeful quality that makes her so dramatic.

From New York Times

The Magician rubber advertises its destructive power; the G555 is highly elastic and ideal for backhand; others boast "changeful spin" or increased stickiness.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• agitated
• changeable
• changing
• complicated
• confused
• disturbed
• insecure
• perilous
• perturbed
• precarious
• rattled
• restless
• shaky
• shifting
• tense
• ticklish
• troubled
• uncertain
• uneasy
• unnerved