fickle

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
2. (figuratively) Changeable.

Verb

1. (transitive) To deceive, flatter.
2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.

Concepten

wispelturig

grillig

onbestedig

onberekenbaar

onbetrouwbaar

capricieus

Synoniemen

capricious

changeable

inconstant

unsteady

volatile

unstable

mercurial

whimsical

inconsistent

erratic

quicksilver

variable

moody

uncertain

mutable

restless

flippant

frivolous

insincere

unsettled

voluble

crotchety

irresolute

changeful

flighty

vain

caprice

indecisive

picky

freaky

fretful

fussy

shifty

fastidious

double-minded

hesitant

stall

unstable-minded

vagarious

variant

varied

various

varying

waffle

🧇

wanton

wavering

wearied

whiffler

whim

whimsy

Vertalingen

inconstant

wankelmütig

volúvel

inconstante

unbeständig

instável

volubile

wechselhaft

volage

capriccioso

incostante

voluble

flatterhaft

changeant

caprichoso

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɪk.əl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fikil

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ficol

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fikelen

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: fikkelen

Verwant aan Duits: ficklen

In summary

From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.