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Changeableness

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change·a·ble  (chnj-bl)
adj.
1. Liable to change; capricious: changeable weather.
2. Being such that alteration is possible: changeable behavior.
3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles: changeable silk.

changea·bili·ty, changea·ble·ness n.
changea·bly adv.
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Noun1.changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
transmutability, commutability - the quality of being commutable
fluidity, fluidness - a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"
reversibility - the quality of being reversible in either direction
shiftiness - the quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"
changefulness, inconstancy - the quality of being changeable and variable
variability, variableness, variance - the quality of being subject to variation
exchangeability, fungibility, interchangeability, interchangeableness - the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
progressiveness, progressivity - advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods
mutability, mutableness - the quality of being capable of mutation
unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness - the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged


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There's such an odd mixture of obstinacy and changeableness in Brooke.
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