"mutable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmjuːtəbəl/, [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] Forms: more mutable [comparative], most mutable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”); mutate + -able. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (change)}}, {{inh|en|enm|mutable}} Middle English mutable, {{der|en|fro|mutable}} Old French mutable, {{der|en|la|mutabilis||liable to change}} Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”), {{suffix|en|mutate|able}} mutate + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} mutable (comparative more mutable, superlative most mutable)
  1. Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate. Translations (changeable): wispelturig (Afrikaans), проме́нлив (proménliv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), muuttuva (Finnish), mutable [feminine, masculine] (French), mutabel (German), veränderlich (German), veränderbar (German), ingatag (Hungarian), mūtābilis (Latin), yn-chaghlaa (Manx), mutable (Middle English), دگرشپذیر (Persian), zmienny [masculine] (Polish), mutável (Portuguese), mutabil (Romanian), muabil (Romanian), изме́нчивый (izménčivyj) (Russian), promjenljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mutable (Spanish), değişebilir (Turkish), değişken (Turkish), có thể thay đổi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-mutable-en-adj-DRTMIIV1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 36 20 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 32 27 33 9 Disambiguation of 'changeable': 73 26 1
  2. (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-mutable-en-adj-esE9DhSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 36 20 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 32 27 33 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  3. (astrology) Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy. Categories (topical): Astrology Synonyms: bicorporeal
    Sense id: en-mutable-en-adj-3~w-wl-e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 36 20 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 32 27 33 9 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abateable, alterable, changeable, dynamic, editable, inconstant, modifiable, mutable, variable Hypernyms: unsteady Related terms: alterable, nonimmutable

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmjuːtəbəl/, [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] Forms: mutables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”); mutate + -able. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (change)}}, {{inh|en|enm|mutable}} Middle English mutable, {{der|en|fro|mutable}} Old French mutable, {{der|en|la|mutabilis||liable to change}} Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”), {{suffix|en|mutate|able}} mutate + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutable (plural mutables)
  1. Something mutable; a variable or value that can change.
    Sense id: en-mutable-en-noun-xt-3aZGd

Adjective [French]

IPA: /my.tabl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-mutable.wav Forms: mutables [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} mutable (plural mutables)
  1. mutable, changeable
    Sense id: en-mutable-fr-adj-s-g7Dv1g
  2. (programming) mutable Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-mutable-fr-adj-HagF89A7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /miu̯ˈtaːbəl/, /miu̯ˈtaːblə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|mutable}} Old French mutable, {{der|enm|la|mutabilis}} Latin mutabilis Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} mutable, {{enm-adj}} mutable
  1. mutable, changeable, variable Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-mutable-enm-adj-0sfq6VIY
  2. wavering, fickle Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-mutable-enm-adj-YnFbcb4A Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 0 100 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 5 95 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -able: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: immutable

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /muˈtable/, [muˈt̪a.β̞le] Forms: mutables [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -able Head templates: {{es-adj}} mutable m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutables)
  1. Rare form of mudable. Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, rare Form of: mudable
    Sense id: en-mutable-es-adj-R--PNHsM Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "mutable"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French mutable",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "mutabilis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mutabilis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mutable",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mutable",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "immutable"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mutable, changeable, variable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mutable",
          "mutable#English"
        ],
        [
          "changeable",
          "changeable"
        ],
        [
          "variable",
          "variable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wavering, fickle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wavering",
          "wavering"
        ],
        [
          "fickle",
          "fickle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miu̯ˈtaːbəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miu̯ˈtaːblə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mutable"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mutables",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mutable m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutables)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mu‧ta‧ble"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Spanish/able",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/able/3 syllables",
        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish adjectives",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish epicene adjectives",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish rare forms",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mudable"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rare form of mudable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mudable",
          "mudable#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/muˈtable/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[muˈt̪a.β̞le]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-able"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mutable"
}

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