Protean

  • 21protean — Synonyms and related words: able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, allotropic, alterable, alterative, changeable, changeful, checkered, diversiform, ever changing, flexible, fluid, heteromorphic, heteromorphous, impermanent, kaleidoscopic, labile …

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  • 22protean — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mutable, variable, unsettled; see changeable 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having many aspects, uses, or abilities: all around, all round, many sided, multifaceted, various, versatile. Stability, same …

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  • 23protean — pro|te|an [ˈprəutiən, prəuˈti:ən US ˈproutiən, prou ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Proteus ancient Greek sea god who could change shape] able to keep changing or to do many things …

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  • 24protean — pro|te|an [ proutiən ] adjective LITERARY often changing and becoming very different …

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  • 25protean — adj. easily changing form; having various formspro·te·an || prəʊ tɪːən / prəʊ tɪən …

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  • 26protean — operant …

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  • 27protean — [ prəʊtɪən, prəʊ ti:ən] adjective tending or able to change or adapt; variable or versatile. Origin C16: from the minor Greek sea god Proteus (who was able to change shape at will) + an …

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  • 28protean — a. Changeable, variable …

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  • 29protean — adjective literary having the ability to change continually in appearance or behaviour …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30protean — adj 1. variable, changeable, changeful, ever changing, mutable, permutable, labile, kaleidoscopic; polymorphous, polymorphic, metamor phic, metamorphotic. 2.(all of an actor) versatile, Inf. all around, generally capable; resourceful, flexible,… …

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