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Changeable vs Alterable - What's the difference?

changeable | alterable |

As adjectives the difference between changeable and alterable

is that changeable is capable of being changed while alterable is capable of being changed, changeable, mutable.

As a noun alterable is

something that can be altered; a variable.

changeable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed.
  • Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
    • The weather is very changeable today; it can be bright sunshine, cloudy, windy and rainy in the same half-hour.

    Derived terms

    * changeably * changeability

    alterable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable

    • Antonyms

    * inalterable * unalterable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that can be altered; a variable.

    • Related terms

    * alterability

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