Fickle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪk.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fickle is an adjective meaning Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
Meaning
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Changeable.
- (transitive) To deceive, flatter.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.
Example Sentences
fickle breeze
fickle stock market
As night has such a local ring / And love and rock are fickle things
Still onward winds the dreary way; I with it; for I long to prove No lapse of moons can canker Love, Whatever fickle tongues may say.
Word Forms
- fickler
- ficklest
- fickles
- fickling
- fickled
Synonyms for fickle
Depending on context, synonyms include flighty, capricious, mercurial, erratic, vertiginous, roving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erratic, inconstant, changeful, changeable, quicksilver, volatile.
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