changeless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈtʃeɪndʒləs/ UK /ˈtʃeɪndʒləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj remaining the same; never altering or varying The desert seemed changeless, its dunes unmoved across the centuries. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · remaining the same; never... unchangingconstantfixedpermanentimmutableinvariablesteadfast ↔ Opposites changeablechangefulvariablemutableinconstant Word family Derived forms changelesslychangelessness Related forms changechangeablechangeful Etymology AI details From change + -less. Change is from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre ('to exchange'), of Celtic origin. changier Old French cambiāre la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # changeless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃeɪndʒləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃeɪndʒləs/ ## Meanings 1. remaining the same; never altering or varying ## Examples - The desert seemed changeless, its dunes unmoved across the centuries. ## Synonyms - unchanging - constant - fixed - permanent - immutable - invariable - steadfast ## Antonyms - changeable - changeful - variable - mutable - inconstant ## Derived Forms - changelessly - changelessness ## Related Forms - change - changeable - changeful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: changier - Root: cambiāre ## Etymology From change + -less. Change is from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre ('to exchange'), of Celtic origin. ## AI Etymology Changeless is an adjective meaning "remaining the same; never altering or varying". Historically, it is from change + -less. Change is from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre ('to exchange'), of Celtic origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: changeless is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "remaining the same; never altering or varying", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old French changier with Latin cambiāre. Close English family members include changelessly, changelessness, change, changeable, and changeful. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown