Fickle vs Finicky - What's the difference?
fickle | finicky |
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
(figurative) changeable
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
To deceive; flatter.
To puzzle; perplex; nonplus.
(informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
(informal) Demanding, requiring above-normal care.
As adjectives the difference between fickle and finicky
is that fickle is quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable while finicky is fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.As a verb fickle
is to deceive; flatter.fickle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fikil, fikil, from (etyl) {{term, ficol, , fickle, cunning, tricky , deceitful, lang=ang}}, equivalent to . More at (l).Adjective
(en-adj)- To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) fikelen, from .Verb
(fickl)finicky
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- ''The baby was finicky until her diaper was changed.
- The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.