different between changeable vs undecided

English

Etymology

From Old French changeable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??e?nd???b?l/

Adjective

changeable (comparative more changeable, superlative most changeable)

1. Capable of being changed.
2. Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

3. (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)

1. 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).

English

Etymology

From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- +? decided.

Adjective

undecided (comparative more undecided, superlative most undecided)

1. Open and not yet settled or determined.

   The question of man's destiny is still undecided.

2. Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.

   The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.

Synonyms

• (open and not yet settled): indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive
• (uncommitted; not having reached a decision): ambivalent, irresolute, of two minds, indecisive

Translations

Noun

undecided (plural undecideds)

1. A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.

Verb

undecided

1. simple past tense and past participle of undecide

Anagrams

• deinduced