mutableness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmjutəbəlnəs/ UK /ˈmjuːtəbəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being changeable or liable to alteration Poets have long lamented the mutableness of human fortune. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... mutabilitychangeablenessvariabilityinconstancyficklenessinstability ↔ Opposites immutabilityconstancypermanencestability Word family Related forms mutablemutabilitymutatemutationimmutable Etymology AI details From mutable (from Latin mutabilis, 'changeable', from mutare, 'to change') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. mutabilis Latin mutare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown