English Explanatory Dictionary

fickle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
  2. Changeable.
verb
  1. To deceive, flatter.
  2. To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪk.əl/ en-us-fickle.ogg

Word forms

fickle fickler more fickle ficklest most fickle fickles fickling fickled

Etymology

From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.

Synonyms

flighty capricious mercurial erratic vertiginous roving

Derived words

fickle finger of fate fickle mistress fickleness ficklesome ficklety fickly fucked by the fickle finger of fate unfickle
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