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fickleness

/ˈfɪklnəs/noun

उच्चारण फ़िक्ल्नस

चंचलता, अस्थिरता, ढुलमुलपन

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the quality of changing your mind, feelings or loyalties often and suddenly

    चंचलता, अस्थिरता, ढुलमुलपन

    • The fickleness of voters worries every political party.
    • He was hurt by the fickleness of his so-called friends.
    • Nobody trusted the fickleness of the crowd, which cheered one day and booed the next.
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    • I was tired of his fickleness in friendship.
    • The fickleness of fashion keeps shops changing their stock every season.

    Synonyms inconstancy capriciousness changeability unreliability

    Opposite constancy steadfastness loyalty

  2. 2

    [U]

    the quality of changing often in a way that cannot be predicted

    (मौसम, भाग्य आदि की) अनिश्चितता, परिवर्तनशीलता

    • the fickleness of the monsoon
    • Farmers suffer because of the fickleness of the weather.
    • The fickleness of the stock market worries small investors.
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    • Sailors have always feared the fickleness of the sea.
    • Because of the fickleness of the mountain weather, we packed warm clothes.

    Synonyms unpredictability variability

    Opposite predictability stability

◇Word family
fickle adjective