Korean word

변덕스럽다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpyeondeoksseureoptta

Meaning

  • adjectivefickle

Example

그는 변덕스럽다.keu neun pyeon deok sseu reop tta

He is fickle.

Illustration for 변덕스럽다 (fickle)

More examples

오늘은 입맛이 변덕스럽다.o neu reun im ma si pyeon deok sseu reop tta

My appetite is fickle today.

Core concept

An unsettled pattern in which a person's thoughts, feelings, or decisions keep shifting instead of staying steady.

Common phrases

  • 기분이 변덕스럽다ki bu ni pyeon deok sseu reop tta

    fickle mood

  • 입맛이 변덕스럽다im ma si pyeon deok sseu reop tta

    fickle appetite

  • 변덕스러운 사람pyeon deok sseu reo un sa ram

    fickle person

  • 변덕스러운 날씨pyeon deok sseu reo un nal ssi

    changeable weather

Similar words

변덕이 심하다pyeondeogi simhada: Having moods or tastes that swing frequently and strongly.
불안정하다puranjeonghada: Existing in a state where feelings or circumstances are not settled.
충동적이다chungdongjeogida: Making quick choices or remarks based on an immediate feeling.
일관성이 없다ilgwanseongi eoptta: Showing no steady pattern in behavior, views, or plans.

Definition in Korean

마음이나 생각이 자주 바뀌어 한결같지 않다.ma eu mi na saeng ga gi cha ju pa kkwi eo han gyeol gat jji an ta

Word origin

The word combines 변덕 (byeondeok, "fickleness") with 스럽다 (sseureoptta, "having the quality of"), forming an adjective for having a fickle nature.

Usage tips

  • It often evaluates a person's behavior, so it can sound critical rather than like a neutral description of one ordinary change.

Other meanings

  • changeableadjective

Opposites

  • 한결같다hangyeolgatttasteadfastadjective
  • 일관되다ilgwandoedaconsistentadjective

Related words

  • 변덕pyeondeokficklenessnoun
  • 변덕스러움pyeondeoksseureoumficklenessnoun
  • 변덕쟁이pyeondeokjjaengifickle personnoun

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