mutableness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmjutəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈmjuːtəbəlnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the quality of being changeable or liable to alteration

Poets have long lamented the mutableness of human fortune.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... mutability changeableness variability inconstancy fickleness instability

Opposites

immutability constancy permanence stability

Word family

Related forms mutable mutability mutate mutation immutable

Etymology

From mutable (from Latin mutabilis, 'changeable', from mutare, 'to change') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness.

mutabilis Latin mutare Latin

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# mutableness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmjutəbəlnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈmjuːtəbəlnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being changeable or liable to alteration

## Examples
- Poets have long lamented the mutableness of human fortune.

## Synonyms
- mutability
- changeableness
- variability
- inconstancy
- fickleness
- instability

## Antonyms
- immutability
- constancy
- permanence
- stability

## Related Forms
- mutable
- mutability
- mutate
- mutation
- immutable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mutabilis
- Root: mutare

## Etymology
From mutable (from Latin mutabilis, 'changeable', from mutare, 'to change') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Mutableness comes from mutable (from Latin mutabilis, 'changeable', from mutare, 'to change') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. The etymological trail includes Latin mutabilis, Latin mutare. The same word family includes mutable, mutability, mutate, mutation, immutable. Its current noun use means "the quality of being changeable or liable to alteration".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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