mutability B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌmjutəˈbɪlɪti/ UK /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #187081 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being able to change or be changed. The poem reflects on the mutability of human fortune. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being able... mutableness Word family Forms mutabilities Etymology AI details From Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mutabilitas; equivalent to mutable + -ity. mutabilite Middle English mutabilitas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mutability **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmjutəˈbɪlɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 187081 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being able to change or be changed. ## Examples - The poem reflects on the mutability of human fortune. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mutabilite - Root: mutabilitas ## Etymology From Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mutabilitas; equivalent to mutable + -ity. ## AI Etymology Mutability comes from Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mutabilitas; equivalent to mutable + -ity. In present-day English it covers the quality of being able to change or be changed. The historical chain runs through mutabilite (Middle English), mutabilite (Old French), and mutabilitas (Latin). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown