Definitions for fickle
ˈfɪk əlfick·le

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fickle, volatileadjective

   marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

   "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

2. erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)adjective

   liable to sudden unpredictable change

   "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FICKLEadjective

   Etymology: ficol, Saxon.

   1. Changeable; unconstant; irresolute; wavering; unsteady; mutable; changeful; without steady adherence.

   Remember where we are,
   In France amongst a fickle wavering nation. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   A slave, whose easy borrow’d pride
   Dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Or likest hovering dreams,
   The fickle pensioners of Morpheus’ train. John Milton.

   They know how fickle common lovers are;
   Their oaths and vows are cautiously believ’d;
   For few there are but have been once deceiv’d. Dryden.

   We in vain the fickle sex pursue,
   Who change the constant lover for the new. Matthew Prior.

   2. Not fixed; subject to vicissitude.

   He would be loth
   Us to abolish; lest the adversary
   Triumph, and say, fickle their state, whom God
   Most favours! John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fickle

   The term "fickle" refers to someone or something that frequently changes their mind, attitudes, or preferences, often without any apparent reason or logic. It may describe inconsistent behavior or the tendency to be unreliable and unpredictable in making decisions or sticking to commitments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Fickleadjective

   not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fickle

   Fickle is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fickle

   fik′l, adj. inconstant: changeable.—n. Fick′leness. [A.S. ficol; gefic, fraud.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FICKLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fickle is ranked #32900 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fickle surname appeared 697 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fickle.
   
   96.5% or 673 total occurrences were White.
   1.5% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce fickle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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How to say fickle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fickle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fickle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fickle in a Sentence

1. Emily Dickinson:

   Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

2. Thomas Sanderson:

   IS has learned that you don't want to be reliant on too many outside sources, donors are fickle and subject to pressure and (IS) wants to be in control.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   It's a fickle market. All you have to do is look at what we've done for the year and whatever you're going to see today, there's lower confidence in the direction of any move.

4. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince:

   ...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.

5. Paul Dergarabedian:

   As unpredictable and fickle as young adults are, so are the performances of films that target that audience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fickle
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fickle
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fickle
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fickle
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fickle
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fickle