French Conversation · Level 79
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French word
changeant
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃɑ̃ʒɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectivechangeable
Example
Le temps est changeant.
The weather is changeable.
More examples
Son comportement est changeant.
His behavior is changeable.
Core concept
Something unsettled, with its appearance or behavior liable to vary over time.
Common phrases
temps changeant
changeable weather
caractère changeant
fickle character
climat changeant
changeable climate
Similar words
variable: Subject to frequent variation over time or across situations.
changeable: Likely to change instead of continuing as before.
imprévisible: Hard to anticipate because future developments are uncertain.
Definition in French
Qui ne reste pas stable dans le temps, indiquant une tendance à varier pour une chose, une situation ou une personne.
Word origin
The adjective changeant is based on the present participle of changer, a verb inherited through Old French changier from Late Latin cambiare.
Usage tips
- The final t is silent in changeant, but it is pronounced in the feminine form changeante.
Other meanings
- unstableadjective
- fickleadjective
Related words
- changerchangeverb
- changementchangenoun
- changeablechangeableadjective