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Meaning of "fickle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FICKLE

Old English ficol deceitful; related to fician to wheedle, befician to deceive.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FICKLE

fickle  [ˈfɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FICKLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fickle is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FICKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fickle

Fickle or fickleness may refer to: ▪ the quality of faithlessness ▪ Fickle, Indiana...

Definition of fickle in the English dictionary

The definition of fickle in the dictionary is changeable in purpose, affections, etc; capricious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FICKLE


autobiographic
ˈɔːtəʊˌbaɪəʊˈɡræfɪkəl
autobiographical
ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
bibliographical
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈɡræfɪkəl
biogeographical
ˌbaɪəʊˌdʒɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
biographical
ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
demographical
ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪkəl
geographic
dʒɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
geographical
ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl
graphical
ˈɡræfɪkəl
historiographical
hɪsˌtɔːrɪəˈɡræfɪkəl
lexicographical
ˌleksɪkəʊˈɡræfɪkəl
philosophical
ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkəl
photographical
ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪkəl
scientifical
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəl
specifical
spɪˈsɪfɪkəl
stratigraphical
ˌstrætɪˈɡræfɪkəl
theosophical
θɪəˈsɒfɪkəl
topographical
ˌtɒpəˈɡræfɪkəl
typographical
ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl
zoogeographical
ˌzəʊəˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FICKLE

ficain
fice
fiche
Fichte
fichu
ficin
Ficino
fickleness
fickly
fico
fictile
fiction
fictional
fictionalisation
fictionalise
fictionality
fictionalization
fictionalize
fictionally
fictioneer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FICKLE

a bit of slap and tickle
buckle
dill pickle
fairnitickle
fairnytickle
fernitickle
ferntickle
fernytickle
hammer and sickle
ickle
mickle
pickle
prickle
rickle
sickle
slap and tickle
stickle
strickle
tickle
trickle

Synonyms and antonyms of fickle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FICKLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fickle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fickle

Translation of «fickle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FICKLE

Find out the translation of fickle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fickle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fickle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

善变的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inconstante
570 millions of speakers

English

fickle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متقلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непостоянна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চপল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconstant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berubah-ubah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbeständig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気まぐれな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변덕스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fickle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay thay đổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையற்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंचल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dönek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incostante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapryśny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непостійна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nestatornic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άστατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wisselvallige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ombytliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ustadig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fickle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FICKLE»

The term «fickle» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.759 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FICKLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fickle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fickle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fickle

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10 QUOTES WITH «FICKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fickle.
1
Steve Aoki
Vegas is a very fickle market that's about fun. It will change to what people want.
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Nicholson Baker
I've never been a fast reader. I'm fickle; I don't finish books I start; I put a book aside for five, ten years and then take it up again.
3
Tom Brokaw
TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.
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Julie Burchill
My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown.
5
Kresley Cole
I always favor the hero and heroine from whichever book I've completed most recently. Yes, I'm faithless and fickle!
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Portia Doubleday
Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into academics. They weren't wanting to necessarily support an acting career; it's a really fickle business, and it can be difficult and unstable. They were rooting for education and the whole nine yards.
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Janine di Giovanni
Human memory is short and terribly fickle.
8
Roberta Flack
Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country.
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Francis I
Woman is always fickle - foolish is he who trusts her.
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Emma Goldman
Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will baby people become interested - for a while at least. The people are a very fickle baby that must have new toys every day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FICKLE»

Discover the use of fickle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fickle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Little Miss Fickle
Another delightful story from the world of Little Miss. It's time to meet Little Miss Fickle
Roger Hargreaves, 2008
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Fickle
This novel comes about as close as any to breaking down the "third wall" between reader and novel as the reader begins to realize that he's just another voyeur, lurking on Fickel's blog and relishing her growing desperation.
Peter Manus, 2008
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Hazards in a Fickle Environment: Bangladesh
This book evolved from a collaborative research project between the University of Manitoba, Canada and Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, which commenced in 1984 to study the problems of river channel migration, rural population ...
C.E. Haque, 1997
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Fickle man: Robert Burns in the 21st century
The book contains 16 pages of full colour plates, has line drawings throughout and features a previously unseen image of the bard.
Johnny Rodger, Gerard Carruthers, 2009
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Fickle Sonnets
Poetry. From the author of innumerable books of poetry, fiction, and art writing, comes FICKLE SONNETS.
Geoffrey Young, Donald Baechler, 2005
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Customers are F.I.C.K.L.E
This book is perfectly positioned to help people who are selling high value complex products and services.
Nick Bailey, 2012
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Fickle Finger Of Fate
As a farm boy in central Pennsylvania, Ives never imagined the course his life would take as Europe fermented and eventually exploded into WWII.
Raymond Ives, 2008
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Fickle Fever
After Skeeter breaks up with her boyfriend of three weeks, she falls in and out of love and wonders at her fickleness and the nature of love.
Christi Killien, 1988
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Mrs. Fickle's Pickles
Rhyming text with illustrations tells how Mrs. Fickle likes her pickles.
Lori Ries, 2006
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Mississippi Forests and Forestry
Mississippi Forests and Forestry is a history of individuals as well as industries. The book looks closely at the ways the lumber industry operated in the woods and mills and at the living and working conditions of people in the industries.
James E. Fickle, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FICKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fickle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Life in the horse latitudes - Carroll County Times
I recently realized just how fickle I have become. I could blame this on encroaching old age and, all things considered, I might just get away with ... «Carroll County Times, Jul 15»
2
Comic-Con: First 'Ash vs. Evil Dead' Trailer Arrives From Starz - Forbes
Genre as a whole is a fickle beast in the world of pay-cable, but when it works (see Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful) it typically works on ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Ségolène Royal: France's leading lady is ready for battle
For Royal owes both her fall from grace and her resurrection to Hollande's fickle heart. As long as Trierweiler inhabited the Élysée, Royal was ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Fitbit? More Like Quitbit - The Atlantic
The problem with fashion trends, though, is that they tend to be true to their name: They're fickle, coming in and out of style with predictable ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
5
Digital Tracking: 'Minions' Take Over The Box Office And The World …
Fan engagement measured by PTAT (People Talking About This) is a more precise but also a fickle indicator, heavily driven by content strategy ... «Variety, Jul 15»
6
It's Silicon Valley 2, Ellen Pao 0: Fighter of Sexism Is Out at Reddit …
Ellen Pao became a hero to many when she took on the entrenched male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley. But sentiment is a fickle thing. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Tales from a night-shift doctor: It's 3 am and I've already been peed on
Admittedly, memory can be fickle, but the following is my best recollection of our actual conversation: Doctor: Hi, I'm Dr. T from cardiology. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Fickle fate might be favouring young Ntuli
South African youngster is training with the first team at Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente alongside his countryman Kamohelo Mokotjo. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
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OPINION: Our fickle celebrity love might forgive Kyrgios yet
OPINION: Our fickle celebrity love might forgive Kyrgios yet. Damian Bathersby | 9th Jul 2015 5:00 AM. Damian Bathersby A journalist for more than 25 years, ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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A healthcare investing prediction: The world becomes fickle
lake whillans seagulls in sky This post is sponsored by Lake Whillans, a distressed venture capital and litigation finance firm that helps ... «MedCity News, Jul 15»

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