different between changeable vs spiteful
changeable
English
Etymology
From Old French changeable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??e?nd???b?l/
Adjective
changeable (comparative more changeable, superlative most changeable)
- Capable of being changed.
- Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
- (of a species) Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
Synonyms
- (capable of being changed): alterable, modifiable, variable; see also Thesaurus:mutable
- (subject to sudden or frequent changes): fickle, labile, variable; see also Thesaurus:changeable
- (capable of camouflaging): chameleonic
Derived terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.?abl/
Adjective
changeable (plural changeables)
- changeable (capable of being changed)
Related terms
- see changer
Further reading
- “changeable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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spiteful
English
Alternative forms
- spightful (obsolete)
- spightfull (obsolete)
- spitefull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite +? -ful.
Adjective
spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)
- Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- Synonyms: malignant, malicious
Translations
Further reading
- spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- spiteful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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