different between alterable vs unstable

English

Etymology

alter +? -able

Adjective

alterable (comparative more alterable, superlative most alterable)

1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable

Antonyms

• inalterable
• unalterable

Translations

Noun

alterable (plural alterables)

1. Something that can be altered; a variable.

Related terms

• alterability

Anagrams

• Albert Lea, alertable, relatable

Spanish

Etymology

alterar +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alte??able/, [al?.t?e??a.??le]

Adjective

alterable (plural alterables)

1. alterable

   Antonym: inalterable

Derived terms

• alterabilidad
• inalterable

Further reading

• “alterable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

un- +? stable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ste?b??/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Adjective

unstable (comparative more unstable, superlative most unstable)

1. Having a strong tendency to change.
2. Fluctuating; not constant.
3. Fickle.
4. Unpredictable.
5. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
6. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

Synonyms

• (having strong tendency to change): labile
• (fluctuating, not constant): instable (rare); see also Thesaurus:unsteady
• (fickle): arbitrary, capricious
• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): tottering, unsteady, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:rickety

Antonyms

• stable

Related terms

• instability
• unstability (rare)

Translations

Verb

unstable (third-person singular simple present unstables, present participle unstabling, simple past and past participle unstabled)

1. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

Anagrams

• abluents, ant-blues, bleaunts, blue ants, tunables, unablest