different between unstable vs modifiable

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

English

Etymology

From French modifiable. Surface etymology is modify +? -able

Adjective

modifiable (comparative more modifiable, superlative most modifiable)

1. Capable of being modified; subject to modification.

Synonyms

• (subject to modification): changeable, editable, mutable

Antonyms

• (subject to modification): unmodifiable

French

Etymology

From modifier +? -able

Adjective

modifiable (plural modifiables)

1. modifiable

Derived terms

• immodifiable
• modifiabilité

Related terms

• modification
  • modificateur
• modifier
• modifieur

Further reading

• “modifiable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).