mutable

mutable
mutable (adj.) late 14c., "liable to change," from L. mutabilis "changeable," from mutare "to change," from PIE root *mei- "to change, go, move" (Cf. Skt. methati "changes, alternates, joins, meets;" Avestan mitho "perverted, false;" Hittite mutai- "be changed into;" L. meare "to go, pass," migrare "to move from one place to another;" O.C.S. mite "alternately;" Czech mijim "to go by, pass by," Pol. mijać "avoid;" Goth. maidjan "to change"); with derivatives referring to the exchange of goods and services as regulated by custom or law (Cf. L. mutuus "done in exchange," munus "service performed for the community, duty, work").

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  • mutable — [ mytabl ] adj. • 1801; lat. mutabilis ♦ Sc. Qui est sujet au changement. Gène mutable. Susceptible de mutabilité. ⇒ labile. ● mutable adjectif (latin mutabilis) Littéraire. Qui est sujet au changement. Qui est susceptible d être muté, notamment… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mutable — est un mode en astrologie. Un signe mutable est un signe qui est basé sur le changement, car il correspond à la fin d une saison. ( printemps pour les Gémeaux, été pour la Vierge, automne pour le Sagittaire et hiver pour les Poissons ). Voir… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mutable — Mu ta*ble, a. [L. mutabilis, fr. mutare to change. See {Move}.] 1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature. [1913 Webster] Things of the most accidental and mutable nature. South. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mutable — I adjective alterable, capricious, changeable, changeful, commutable, fickle, fluctuating, inconstans, inconstant, irresolute, mutabilis, protean, subject to change, transient, uncertain, undecided, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, unsteadfast,… …   Law dictionary

  • mutable — Changeable, changeful, variable, protean Analogous words: unstable, inconstant, fickle: fluctuating, wavering, swinging, swaying (see SWING) Antonyms: immutable Contrasted words: *steady, even, constant, uniform, equable: *lasting, permanent,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mutable — (Del lat. mutabĭlis). adj. p. us. mudable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • mutable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ liable to change. DERIVATIVES mutability noun. ORIGIN Latin mutabilis, from mutare to change …   English terms dictionary

  • mutable — [myo͞ot′ə bəl] adj. [ME < L mutabilis, changeable < mutare, to change: see MISS1] 1. that can be changed 2. tending to frequent change; inconstant; fickle 3. subject to mutation mutability n. mutableness mutably adv …   English World dictionary

  • mutable — ► adjetivo Que cambia con facilidad: ■ tiene un carácter demasiado mutable. SINÓNIMO mudable * * * mutable (del lat. «mutabĭlis», culto) adj. Mudable. * * * mutable. (Del lat. mutabĭlis). adj. p. us …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • mutable — {{#}}{{LM M44178}}{{〓}} {{SynM27578}} {{[}}mutable{{]}} ‹mu·ta·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} → {{↑}}mudable{{↓}}. {{#}}{{LM SynM27578}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE M44178}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}mutable{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} =… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

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