"fickle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪk.əl/ Audio: en-us-fickle.ogg [US] Forms: fickler [comparative], more fickle [comparative], ficklest [superlative], most fickle [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkəl Etymology: From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fikil}} Middle English fikil, {{m|enm|fikel}} fikel, {{inh|en|ang|ficol||fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful}} Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), {{suffix|en|fike|le}} fike + -le, {{m|en|fike}} fike Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} fickle (comparative fickler or more fickle, superlative ficklest or most fickle)
  1. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. Translations (quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance): հեղհեղուկ (heġheġuk) (Armenian), непастая́нны (njepastajánny) (Belarusian), зме́нлівы (zmjénlivy) (Belarusian), খামখেয়ালী (khamkheẏali) (Bengali), непостоя́нен (nepostojánen) (Bulgarian), проме́нлив (proménliv) (Bulgarian), отмятащ се (otmjatašt se) (Bulgarian), inconstant (Catalan), 多變 (Chinese Mandarin), 多变 (duōbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 薄情 (bóqíng) (note: in love) (Chinese Mandarin), nestálý (Czech), přelétavý (Czech), vrtkavý (Czech), lunefuld (Danish), vankelmodig (Danish), vægelsindet (Danish), wispelturig (Dutch), onbetrouwbaar (Dutch), onbestendig (Dutch), grillig (Dutch), onberekenbaar (Dutch), nefidinda (Esperanto), ailahteleva (Finnish), huikenteleva (Finnish), häilyvä (Finnish), vaihteleva (Finnish), inconstant (French), volage (French), lunatique (French), indécis (French), capricieux (French), antolladizo [masculine] (Galician), antolladiza [feminine] (Galician), caprichoso [masculine] (Galician), caprichosa [feminine] (Galician), volúbel [feminine, masculine] (Galician), unbeständig (German), wankelmütig (German), wechselhaft (German), flatterhaft (German), launisch (German), unstet (German), άστατος (ástatos) [masculine] (Greek), ευμετάβλητος (evmetávlitos) [masculine] (Greek), hverflyndur (Icelandic), óstöðugur (Icelandic), volubile (Italian), incostante (Italian), mutevole (Italian), capriccioso (Italian), 気が多い (ki ga ōi) (alt: きがおおい) (Japanese), 気まぐれな (kimagure na) (alt: きまぐれな) (Japanese), 변덕(變德)스럽다 (byeondeokseureopda) (Korean), inconstans (Latin), instabilis (Latin), непо́стојан (nepóstojan) (Macedonian), про́менлив (prómenliv) (Macedonian), vaklende (Norwegian Bokmål), skiftende (Norwegian Bokmål), ubestemmelig (Norwegian Bokmål), vankelmodig (Norwegian Bokmål), inconstant (Occitan), lunard (Occitan), lunatenc (Occitan), cambiadís (Occitan), lunatic (Occitan), viradís (Occitan), capriciós (Occitan), ⁧دمدمی مزاج⁩ (damdami-mezâj) (Persian), volúvel (Portuguese), caprichoso (Portuguese), volátil (Portuguese), capricios (Romanian), schimbător (Romanian), inconstant (Romanian), непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) (Russian), ве́треный (vétrenyj) (Russian), переме́нчивый (pereménčivyj) (Russian), leam-leat (Scottish Gaelic), prevrtljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nepostojan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mušičav [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), hirovit [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), inconstante (Spanish), veleidoso (Spanish), voluble (Spanish), pendular (Spanish), ombytlig (Swedish), nyckfull (Swedish), balimbing (Tagalog), caygın (Turkish), dönek (Turkish), kahpe (Turkish), kaypak (Turkish), непості́йний (nepostíjnyj) (Ukrainian), неста́лий (nestályj) (Ukrainian), мінли́вий (minlývyj) (Ukrainian), змінли́вий (zminlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fickle-en-adj-187AFbQ- Disambiguation of 'quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance': 99 1
  2. (figurative) Changeable. Tags: figuratively Translations (changeable): অস্থির (osthir) (Bengali), veranderlijk (Dutch), vaihteleva (Finnish), changeant (French), wechselhaft (German), unbeständig (German), unstet (German), inconstans (Latin), про́менлив (prómenliv) (Macedonian), ме́нлив (ménliv) (Macedonian), taurangi (Maori), skiftende (Norwegian Bokmål), lunefull (Norwegian Bokmål), cambiadís (Occitan), schimbător (Romanian), переме́нчивый (pereménčivyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fickle-en-adj-S27CyDlU Disambiguation of 'changeable': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fickle finger of fate, fickleness, ficklesome, fickly, fucked by the fickle finger of fate
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪk.əl/ Audio: en-us-fickle.ogg [US] Forms: fickles [present, singular, third-person], fickling [participle, present], fickled [participle, past], fickled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪkəl Etymology: From Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), German ficklen, ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fikelen}} Middle English fikelen, {{m|enm|fikel||fickle}} fikel (“fickle”), {{cog|nds|fikkelen||to deceive, flatter}} Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), {{cog|de|ficklen}} German ficklen, {{m|de|ficheln||to deceive, flatter}} ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fickle (third-person singular simple present fickles, present participle fickling, simple past and past participle fickled)
  1. (transitive) To deceive, flatter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fickle-en-verb-4fgjNW1S
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-fickle-en-verb-QAk~pWJ~ Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010, James Murphy (lyrics and music), “Home”, in This Is Happening, performed by LCD Soundsystem",
          "text": "As night has such a local ring / And love and rock are fickle things",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "heġheġuk",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "word": "зме́нлівы"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "khamkheẏali",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "খামখেয়ালী"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepostojánen",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "непостоя́нен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "proménliv",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "проме́нлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otmjatašt se",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "отмятащ се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "多變"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "duōbiàn",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "多变"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "in love",
          "roman": "bóqíng",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "薄情"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "nestálý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "přelétavý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vrtkavý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "lunefuld"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vankelmodig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vægelsindet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "wispelturig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "onbetrouwbaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "onbestendig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "grillig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "onberekenbaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "nefidinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "ailahteleva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "huikenteleva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "häilyvä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vaihteleva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "volage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "lunatique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "indécis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "capricieux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "antolladizo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "antolladiza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "caprichoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caprichosa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "volúbel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "unbeständig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "wankelmütig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "wechselhaft"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "flatterhaft"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "launisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "unstet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ástatos",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "άστατος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "evmetávlitos",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ευμετάβλητος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "hverflyndur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "óstöðugur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "volubile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "incostante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "mutevole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "capriccioso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "きがおおい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ki ga ōi",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "気が多い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "alt": "きまぐれな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kimagure na",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "気まぐれな"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeondeokseureopda",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "변덕(變德)스럽다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "instabilis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepóstojan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "непо́стојан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prómenliv",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "про́менлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vaklende"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "skiftende"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "ubestemmelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "vankelmodig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "lunatenc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "cambiadís"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "viradís"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "capriciós"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "damdami-mezâj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "⁧دمدمی مزاج⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "volúvel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "caprichoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "volátil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "capricios"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "schimbător"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepostojánnyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "непостоя́нный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vétrenyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "ве́треный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pereménčivyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "переме́нчивый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "leam-leat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "prevrtljiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "nepostojan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "mušičav"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "hirovit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "inconstante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "veleidoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "voluble"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "pendular"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "ombytlig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "nyckfull"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "balimbing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "caygın"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "dönek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "kahpe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "kaypak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nepostíjnyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "непості́йний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nestályj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "неста́лий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "minlývyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "мінли́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zminlývyj",
          "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
          "word": "змінли́вий"
        }
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          "changeable"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) Changeable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "osthir",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "অস্থির"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "veranderlijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "vaihteleva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "changeant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "wechselhaft"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "unbeständig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "unstet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "inconstans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prómenliv",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "про́менлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ménliv",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "ме́нлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "taurangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "skiftende"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "lunefull"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "cambiadís"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "schimbător"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pereménčivyj",
          "sense": "changeable",
          "word": "переме́нчивый"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɪk.əl/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪkəl"
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    },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "fickling",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fickled",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fickled",
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    }
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        "To deceive, flatter."
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
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        ],
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus."
      ],
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      ]
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fickle finger of fate"
    },
    {
      "word": "fickleness"
    },
    {
      "word": "ficklesome"
    },
    {
      "word": "fickly"
    },
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      "word": "fucked by the fickle finger of fate"
    }
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "ficklest",
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      ],
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    }
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "heġheġuk",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "հեղհեղուկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njepastajánny",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "непастая́нны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zmjénlivy",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "зме́нлівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "khamkheẏali",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "খামখেয়ালী"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepostojánen",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "непостоя́нен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proménliv",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "проме́нлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otmjatašt se",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "отмятащ се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "多變"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōbiàn",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "多变"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "in love",
      "roman": "bóqíng",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "薄情"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "nestálý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "přelétavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vrtkavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "lunefuld"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vankelmodig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vægelsindet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "wispelturig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "onbetrouwbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "onbestendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "grillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "onberekenbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "nefidinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "ailahteleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "huikenteleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "häilyvä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vaihteleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "volage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "lunatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "indécis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "capricieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antolladizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antolladiza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caprichoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caprichosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "volúbel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "unbeständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "wankelmütig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "wechselhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "flatterhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "launisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "unstet"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ástatos",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "άστατος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "evmetávlitos",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ευμετάβλητος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "hverflyndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "óstöðugur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "volubile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "incostante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "mutevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "capriccioso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きがおおい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ki ga ōi",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "気が多い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きまぐれな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kimagure na",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "気まぐれな"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "byeondeokseureopda",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "변덕(變德)스럽다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstans"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "instabilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepóstojan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "непо́стојан"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prómenliv",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "про́менлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vaklende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "skiftende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "ubestemmelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "vankelmodig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstant"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "lunard"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "lunatenc"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "cambiadís"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "lunatic"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "viradís"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "capriciós"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "damdami-mezâj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "⁧دمدمی مزاج⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "volúvel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "caprichoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "volátil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "capricios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "schimbător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepostojánnyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "непостоя́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vétrenyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "ве́треный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pereménčivyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "переме́нчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "leam-leat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prevrtljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nepostojan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prevrtljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mušičav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "hirovit"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "inconstante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "veleidoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "voluble"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "pendular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "ombytlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "nyckfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "balimbing"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "caygın"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "dönek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "kahpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "kaypak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepostíjnyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "непості́йний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nestályj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "неста́лий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minlývyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "мінли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zminlývyj",
      "sense": "quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance",
      "word": "змінли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "osthir",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "অস্থির"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "veranderlijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "vaihteleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "changeant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "wechselhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "unbeständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "unstet"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "inconstans"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prómenliv",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "про́менлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ménliv",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "ме́нлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "taurangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "skiftende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "lunefull"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "cambiadís"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "schimbător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pereménčivyj",
      "sense": "changeable",
      "word": "переме́нчивый"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fickle"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "fikelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English fikelen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fikel",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fickle"
      },
      "expansion": "fikel (“fickle”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "fikkelen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to deceive, flatter"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ficklen"
      },
      "expansion": "German ficklen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ficheln",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to deceive, flatter"
      },
      "expansion": "ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), German ficklen, ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fickles",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fickling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fickled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fickled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fickle (third-person singular simple present fickles, present participle fickling, simple past and past participle fickled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deceive, flatter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "flatter",
          "flatter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To deceive, flatter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To puzzle, perplex, nonplus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ],
        [
          "perplex",
          "perplex"
        ],
        [
          "nonplus",
          "nonplus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪk.əl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fickle.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/En-us-fickle.ogg/En-us-fickle.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/En-us-fickle.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fickle"
}

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