fickle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

inconstant

volúvel

wankelmütig

unbeständig

inconstante

instável

wispelturig

volubile

grillig

voluble

wechselhaft

capriccioso

flatterhaft

volage

incostante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪk.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fikil

Inherited from Old English: ficol

Inherited from Middle English: fikelen

Cognate with Low German: fikkelen

Cognate with German: ficklen

In summary

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