mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyü-tə-bəl 
1
: prone to change : inconstant
mutable opinions
2
a
: capable of change or of being changed
mutable laws
b
: capable of or liable to mutation
mutable vowels
a mutable gene
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Examples of mutable in a Sentence
the government's mutable economic policies
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Gemini energy is mutable and fluid, always transcending and evolving.
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Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
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You were born with your rising sign in Gemini, a mutable air sign that craves the freedom to explore and the curiosity to keep their options open.
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The central character in Twisters is Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a physics whiz with an intuitive feel for the mutable power of tornadoes.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
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Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 6 June 2024
Since Gemini is the only sign of the zodiac with a perpetual life partner in the sky (also known as their twin), the mutable air sign is extremely relationship-oriented.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
You were born with your rising sign in Gemini, a mutable air sign that craves the freedom to explore and the curiosity to keep their options open.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 12 July 2024
The central character in Twisters is Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a physics whiz with an intuitive feel for the mutable power of tornadoes.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
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mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyüt-ə-bəl
1
: likely to change often : inconstant
2
a
: capable of change
b
: able or likely to mutate
Medical Definition
mutable
adjective
mu·ta·ble
ˈmyüt-ə-bəl
1
: capable of change or of being changed in form, quality, or nature
2
: capable of or liable to mutation
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