fickle — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle, / If thou art fickle, what doſt thou with him / That is renown'd for faith? be fickle Fortune: / For then I hope thou wilt not keepe him long, / But ſend him backe.

Still onward winds the dreary way; ⁠I with it; for I long to prove ⁠No lapse of moons can canker Love, Whatever fickle tongues may say.

2

Changeable.

fickle breeze

fickle stock market

verb

1

To deceive, flatter.

2

To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.

name

1

A surname.

Collocations

4

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be

ADV

very

a bit, rather

notoriously

Fashion trends are notoriously fickle, changing dramatically from one season to the next.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — liable to sudden unpredictable change

adjective — marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachment

volatile

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fucked by the fickle finger of fate

Victimized by bad luck.

fickle mistress

Synonym of cruel mistress.

Much as we may glory in [Nature's] crimson dawns and golden sunsets ... we learn sooner or later that she is a fickle mistress who may smile one day and another send fiery darts of

Example Bank

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O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle, / If thou art fickle, what doſt thou with him / That is renown'd for faith? be fickle Fortune: / For then I hope thou wilt not keepe him long, / But ſend

Wiktionary

02

Still onward winds the dreary way; ⁠I with it; for I long to prove ⁠No lapse of moons can canker Love, Whatever fickle tongues may say.

Wiktionary

03

As night has such a local ring / And love and rock are fickle things

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04

The weather is fickle.

Tatoeba · #20377

05

Man is as fickle as autumn weather.

Tatoeba · #276923

06

Cats are fickle creatures.

Tatoeba · #709113

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fickle is marked as figuratively, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.