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Definition of fickle in English: fickleadjective ˈfɪk(ə)lˈfɪk(ə)l Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections. （尤指在忠实感或利益方面）易变的，多变的，无常的 celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public Example sentencesExamples - Forever fickle, he has now become interested in old wooden carvings.
- The fickle old tentacles of fame have already had far-reaching effects.
- The public is not only fickle, but has a extremely short attention span.
- The nation as a whole is too varied, fickle, inconsistent and unclassifiable for that to work.
- Likewise, you really have to rush that stage from the beginning as first impressions count in the fickle minds of rap fans.
- My superiors however are fickle and dance to a different drum than I do, so it would pay for me not to get my hopes up too high.
- Unlike Fred who is a creature of habit, I am far more fickle, always in need of new experiences, change and variety.
- They are, like Lincoln, using fickle political morality as the road to political power.
- Holidaymakers are a fickle lot, and the next time they might just stay away once and for all.
- But fashion is very fickle and sometimes the things you hate the most end up inspiring you.
- Rock music is a harsh world, presided over by a fickle, unforgiving public.
- They'd allow people to enjoy the nice weather, which can be unmercifully short and fickle.
- It's important to do that, because human nature is fickle when it comes to responding to surveys.
- Oh, apparently it's not my fault the writing here is bad - it's yours for being so flighty and fickle.
- I think another interesting feature of this debate of course, is how fickle public opinion is.
- Now the impression is of a fickle politician who has lots of ideas but no staying power to see them through.
- This is a fickle business where tastes, music and fashions can change at a whim.
- Keeping up with the fickle tastes of fashion is not always easy for the Dutch bulb industry.
- What I like here is that people really pay attention and they're not so fickle.
- However, we consumers are a fickle lot when it comes to dining out.
Synonyms capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial, vacillating, fitful, irregular inconstant, disloyal, undependable, unstable, unsteady, unfaithful, faithless irresolute, flighty, giddy, skittish, erratic, impulsive unpredictable, random informal blowing hot and cold technical labile literary mutable
Derivativesadverb A boss will hire a foreign visa worker, then fickly "let him go" during the probationary period. Example sentencesExamples - Introduced more than 40 years ago, the Chevy Malibu has endured numerous body style changes and consumers' fickly buying patterns.
OriginOld English ficol 'deceitful', of Germanic origin. Rhymeschicle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, strickle, tickle, trickle Definition of fickle in US English: fickleadjectiveˈfɪk(ə)lˈfik(ə)l Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection. （尤指在忠实感或利益方面）易变的，多变的，无常的 Web patrons are a notoriously fickle lot, bouncing from one site to another on a whim the weather is forever fickle Example sentencesExamples - My superiors however are fickle and dance to a different drum than I do, so it would pay for me not to get my hopes up too high.
- They'd allow people to enjoy the nice weather, which can be unmercifully short and fickle.
- Unlike Fred who is a creature of habit, I am far more fickle, always in need of new experiences, change and variety.
- Rock music is a harsh world, presided over by a fickle, unforgiving public.
- The public is not only fickle, but has a extremely short attention span.
- Keeping up with the fickle tastes of fashion is not always easy for the Dutch bulb industry.
- However, we consumers are a fickle lot when it comes to dining out.
- What I like here is that people really pay attention and they're not so fickle.
- Oh, apparently it's not my fault the writing here is bad - it's yours for being so flighty and fickle.
- I think another interesting feature of this debate of course, is how fickle public opinion is.
- It's important to do that, because human nature is fickle when it comes to responding to surveys.
- Likewise, you really have to rush that stage from the beginning as first impressions count in the fickle minds of rap fans.
- They are, like Lincoln, using fickle political morality as the road to political power.
- The nation as a whole is too varied, fickle, inconsistent and unclassifiable for that to work.
- Now the impression is of a fickle politician who has lots of ideas but no staying power to see them through.
- But fashion is very fickle and sometimes the things you hate the most end up inspiring you.
- This is a fickle business where tastes, music and fashions can change at a whim.
- The fickle old tentacles of fame have already had far-reaching effects.
- Forever fickle, he has now become interested in old wooden carvings.
- Holidaymakers are a fickle lot, and the next time they might just stay away once and for all.
Synonyms capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial, vacillating, fitful, irregular
OriginOld English ficol ‘deceitful’, of Germanic origin. |