Ickle vs Fickle - What's the difference?
ickle | fickle |
(childish) little
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.
As adjectives the difference between ickle and fickle
is that ickle is (childish) little while fickle is quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.As a noun ickle
is (dialectal) an icicle.As a verb fickle is
to deceive; flatter.ickle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ikil, ykle, from (etyl) (Gheg okull).Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 2
Adjective
(er)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.