chameleon
/kəˈmiːliən/noun
उच्चारण कमीलिअन
गिरगिट
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Asked in previous papers
as spelling
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[C]
a small lizard whose skin colour changes according to its surroundings
गिरगिट
- A chameleon changes colour to hide.
- The chameleon stayed so still on the branch that we nearly missed it.
- The chameleon slowly turned green on the leaf.
+ 3 more examples
- We watched a chameleon catch an insect with its long tongue.
- Chameleons can move their eyes in different directions at once.
- A chameleon was clinging to a branch in the forest.
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[C] often disapproving
a person who changes their behaviour or opinions according to the situation
(अवसरवादी) गिरगिट जैसा व्यक्ति
- a political chameleon
- He is a social chameleon who agrees with whoever is speaking.
- Ajay is a chameleon who agrees with whoever he talks to.
+ 2 more examples
- Successful diplomats often have to be chameleons.
- She called her cousin a chameleon, always adapting to her friends.
Synonyms opportunist turncoat weathercock time-server
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
opportunist turncoat weathercock time-server
AaSpelling
cha·me·le·on
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Change colour like a chameleon (keep changing opinions to suit the situation).
Idiom 'change colour like a chameleon' (स्थिति के अनुसार राय बदलते रहना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who changes sides for personal gain is an opportunist or turncoat.
निजी लाभ के लिए पक्ष बदलने वाला opportunist या turncoat।
General knowledge
Science: chameleons change colour by changing the arrangement of crystals in their skin, often to show mood or control temperature as well as to hide (camouflage).
विज्ञान में गिरगिट त्वचा में क्रिस्टलों की व्यवस्था बदलकर रंग बदलता है, प्रायः मनोदशा दिखाने या तापमान नियंत्रित करने के लिए और छिपने (camouflage) के लिए भी।