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Antonyms for fickle

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fik-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪk əl

Definition of fickle

Origin :
  • c.1200, probably from Old English ficol "deceitful, cunning, tricky," related to befician "deceive," and to facen "deceit, treachery." Common Germanic (cf. Old Saxon fekan "deceit," Old High German feihhan "deceit, fraud, treachery"), from PIE *peig- "evil-minded, treacherous, hostile" (cf. Latin piget "it irks, troubles, displeases," piger "reluctant, lazy"). Sense of "changeable" is first recorded late 13c. Related: Fickleness.
  • adj vacillating, blowing hot and cold
Example sentences :
  • She did not understand the workings of Pee-wee's active and fickle mind.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Vere, Artois thought, might be violent, but would not be fickle.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Of these the forms should be fixed, and not allowed to depend on the fickle breath of the multitude.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • It is a fickle ally at best, and to rely on its support is to lean on a split reed.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • It was all over, and he had to bear the loss of the fickle girl as best he might.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8) » by Various
  • Dumaresque agreed that it was true of any fancy, to one of fickle nature.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • He is vicious and fickle, and I do not like to feel that any of us should be in his power.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Victor Lamont's fickle fancy for his companion had been a short-lived one.
  • Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • The fickle hand of Fate came in between just in time to share in the matter.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • Query, but is it constancy where there is no temptation to be fickle?
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

Synonyms for fickle

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